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A Human Rights Agenda report for the next Australian Government ahead of the 2022 election.

Submission to Queensland’s inquiry into the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021.

In support of the women of Afghanistan Afghanistan is experiencing a profound humanitarian crisis. With the retreat of United States forces and the collapse of the government, the Taliban has seized control of the country almost 20 years after being ousted by US-led troops, and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes in fear for […]

Amnesty International Australia and Marque Lawyers have made a joint submission to the Discussion Paper released by the ACT Government on how a higher minimum age of criminal responsibility could be implemented in the ACT.

Amnesty International Australia has welcomed a Bill before the Victorian State Parliament which seeks to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14. Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Advisor, Rodney Dillon, said: “This is an important step in the right direction to keep our kids out of jail. “We’ve known that the report […]

48 organisations publicly released their submissions on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

Co-hosted event with ANU Law Reform and Social Justice (LRSJ) Indigenous Reconciliation Project and ANU Law Students’ Society (LSS). In light of last year’s Council of Attorneys-General Meeting which involved a deferral on the decision to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years old in Australia until this year, the debate […]

Amnesty International Australia today congratulated Senator Michaelia Cash, Peter Dutton MP, and Karen Andrews MP on their new ministerial appointments. As the new Attorney General, Senator Cash must take the opportunity to lead the States and Territories on raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14. “We need to have the courage to […]

Amnesty International Australia has serious concerns about a motion passed today by Northern Territory Senator Samantha McMahon to “overhaul weak bail laws” in the Territory. “The Northern Territory Government has already acknowledged and accepted the recommendations of the 2017 Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children, including raising the age of criminal responsibility,” […]