Amnesty International Australia (AIA) –Tas-Urban Group Action
We must release children from detention
On Sunday 26th April on Parliament House Lawns, the Urban Group will be encouraging people to sign petitions to urge our Federal Government to release children from detention.
There are currently 133 children held in detention centres in Australia, and a further 107 in detention on Nauru.
The recent Human Rights Commission report on children in detention demonstrates why we need to immediately release all children from Australian detention centres.
This report provides disturbing evidence of the harm inflicted on children in detention, with kids as young as 12 exposed to high degrees of violence, committing acts of self-harm, and experiencing significant mental health problems.
We call on the Australian Government to release all children from immigration detention.
We will have a table of information and a petition to sign.
A cage will be set up with toys inside as a visual representation.
Date: Sunday 26th April 2015
Venue: Parliament House Lawns, Hobart
Time: 11am -1pm
Yabbo Thompson
