Australia

Human Rights in AUSTRALIA

Australia: Government moves to allow officials to disregard ...
19 June 1997

News Service 109/97. AI INDEX: ASA 12/06/97. 20 JUNE 1997. Australia: Government moves to allow officials to disregard ratified human ...

Press Release       ASA 12/006/1997

Australia: Police use of excessive force against Aborigines no ...
21 April 1997

News Service 70/97. AI INDEX: ASA 12/05/97. 22 APRIL 1997. Australia: Police Use of Excessive Force Against Aborigines No Isolated Incident. ...

Press Release       ASA 12/005/1997

Australia: Police brutality against Queensland Aborigines
31 March 1997

In the early hours of 22 March 1997 an altercation between two Aborigines was being broken up by other Aborigines when police and private security guards arrived ...

Report       ASA 12/003/1997

Australia: Western Australia government continues to block death ...
30 January 1997

News Service 12/97. AI INDEX: ASA 12/01/97. EMBARGOED FOR 1300 HRS GMT 30.01.97. AUSTRALIA: WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOVERNMENT CONTINUES ...

Press Release       ASA 12/001/1997

Amnesty International Newsletter January 1997
1 January 1997

1. Great Lakes Region: Human rights crisis in Central Africa; 2. United Kingdom: Another death in police custody; 3. Nigeria: Launch in South Africa of AI's campaign ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/001/1997

Australia: Amnesty International urges death in custody inquiry
9 December 1996

News Service 236/96. AI INDEX: ASA 12/14/96. 9 DECEMBER 1996. AUSTRALIA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES DEATH IN CUSTODY INQUIRY. The Western ...

Press Release       ASA 12/014/1996

APEC: Human rights and development
1 November 1996

This document is the text of a speech given by Ross Daniels, member of AI's International Executive Committee (IEC) responsible for Asia, at the Manila People's ...

Report       IOR 30/006/1996

Australia: Too many open questions: Stephen Wardle's death in ...
16 October 1996

Stephen Wardle died, aged 18, within hours of his arrest on suspicion of drunkenness on the night of 1 February 1988. Amnesty International is concerned that many ...

Report       ASA 12/013/1996

Amnesty International Newsletter September 1996
31 August 1996

1. Sri Lanka: A crucial time for human rights; 2. Cuba: Dissidents harassed, imprisoned or forced into exile following crackdown; 3. Areas under the jurisdiction ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/008/1996

Australia: 100th Aboriginal death in custody - Australia's day of ...
3 July 1996

News Service 122/96. AI INDEX: ASA 12/10/96. 4 JULY 1996 -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. AUSTRALIA: 100th ABORIGINAL DEATH IN CUSTODY -- AUSTRALIA’S DAY OF SHAME. ...

Press Release       ASA 12/010/1996