Fijian authorities have announced that a man, Jone Vakarisi, died in military custody at an Australian-linked base on 17 April. Australia and Fiji have an agreement under the Vuvale Agreement that includes “cooperation between the Australian and Fijian defence forces, police forces and border security agencies”. Responding to the Fijian authorities’ announcement, Amnesty International’s Pacific [] The post Fiji: Death of man in military custody linked to Australian base must be promptly investigated appeared first on Amnesty International Australia .

The State of the Worlds Human Rights The world is on the brink of a perilous new era Amnesty International warned today with the launch of its annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. The organisation called on governments, including Australia, to reject the politics of appeasement and collectively resist attacks on multilateralism, [] The post Amnesty International calls on governments to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity appeared first on Amnesty International Australia .