Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty

WGAR News: Keep kids in communities and out of detention: Amnesty International Australia

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:09:05 +0000

Newsletter date: 13 June 2015

Contents:

* News Analysis: Amnesty International Australia: Australia must back Indigenous expertise to end crisis of children's incarceration
[Featuring Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty, launching a national report at the National Press Club]

Geography:

Global/International

Australia

New South Wales

Western Australia

Keywords:

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal children in detention

Indigenous children's incarceration

Aboriginal Youth Detention In WA

Aboriginal imprisonment

Amnesty International Australia

Australia must back Indigenous expertise to end crisis of children's incarceration

Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty

National Press Club

Nation's highest rates of Aboriginal children in detention a source of shame for WA

Western Australia - keep kids in communities and out of detention

Amnesty International Research Report - A brighter tomorrow - keeping Indigenous kids in the community and out of detention in Australia

Allan Clarke

BuzzFeed

Indigenous Kids Behind Bars Are 'A New Lost Generation'

Western Australia Slammed For Locking Up Indigenous Kids

Amy McQuire

New Matilda

Rates Of Aboriginal Youth Detention In WA Could Breach International Obligations - Report Warns

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Amy McQuire

Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles

WGAR Background: Justice Reinvestment, Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 09:54:52 +0000

Last updated: 5 October 2015

Archive - Prior to 14 May 2014: Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody: https://indymedia.org.au/2012/12/17/background-to-aboriginal-imprisonmen...

Geography:

Global/International

Australia

ACT

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Western Australia

Keywords:

aboriginal

First Nations

Justice Reinvestment

Aboriginal imprisonment

Aboriginal deaths in custody

Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty

Change the Record - Smarter Justice. Safer Communities.

Obituaries / Tributes to Uncle Ray Jackson who has recently passed

SACOSS youth justice report

Amnesty International Australia - 12 organisations unite against harsh WA Bill

NATSILS welcomes the reversal of funding cuts

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services

Custody Notification Service

Justice for Julieka Campaign

Deaths in Custody Watch Committee WA

Sisters on the Inside - Babies on the Outside

Laura Corrigan

The Wire

Debbie Kilroy

Dr Jennifer James

Kat Armstrong

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert

Rachel Siewert

Bridie Jabour

The Guardian

UN calls for end to mandatory sentencing

imprisonment of people with a cognitive impairment

Gerry Georgatos

The Stringer

Reinstate funding to the Aboriginal Legal Service in Tasmania