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Amnesty International Australia

Campaign newsletter August 08

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Two rows of high fences, one electrified. Concrete and steel cages, small windows, wire mesh.

Sound like a prison? The government says it’s a detention centre. We say it is a prison – and we know because we have been there.

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In this edition

Innocents die in Georgia

Although large-scale hostilities have now ceased, serious human rights abuses against civilians continue in Georgia.

There are reports of people being attacked on the basis of their ethnicity, villages being burned and thousands are being forced from their homes.

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Latest news and blogs

- Undesirables not welcome at Olympics
- Sparks fly at Olympics press conference
- Journalist manhandled, blogger detained

The latest China blogs

- Civilians displaced in Sri Lanka
- India: repeal shoot on sight order

All the latest news

Learn about UDHR

Want an introduction to human rights and international law? The NSW region is running a lecture series through September to shed some light. Find out more

The ACT and Southern NSW region is hosting a series of forums for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Join us on 3 September

  

Rape survivor facing execution

Soghra Najafpour has been sentenced to death in Iran for the murder of an eight-year-old boy that occurred when she was 13.

She has appealed her guilty sentence, saying the boy was killed by a man because he witnessed him raping her. She has since been flogged for ‘fornication’.

Speak up for Soghra Najafpour

Kate Gilmore talks to BBC

Violence against women is firmly on the Rudd Government’s agenda, in part due to your tireless campaigning on this issue.

We are also keeping it on the agenda around the world. The BBC recently interviewed our Executive Deputy Secretary General and former Australian National Director Kate Gilmore, discussing the challenges that lie ahead.

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T-shirt sale

Our ‘end of an era’ T-shirt sale continues.

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New privacy statement

We have changed our privacy statement. Contact us if you have any inquiries or special requirements.

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Jobs at Amnesty

We are looking for a dynamic Government Relations Manager and an experienced Media and Public Affairs Manager to join us for maternity contracts.

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