International Criminal Court told Australia’s detention regime could be a crime against humanity
By Ben Dohert From The Guardian UK Submission argues ICC should investigate possible crimes ‘committed by individuals and corporate actors’ Australia’s offshore immigration detention regime could constitute a crime against humanity, a petition before the International Criminal Court from a…
Amnesty says Australia’s treatment of refugees amounts to ‘systematic’ torture
By Ariel Bogle From Mashable A major report by Amnesty International has condemned Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers as a “deliberate and systematic regime” of neglect and cruelty, amounting to torture. Released Monday, the “Island of Despair” is based on…