Australia Passes Bill That Allows Government to Indefinitely Detain Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The indefinite detention of refugees is illegal under international law.
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A new bill recently passed into Australian law will allow the government to detain refugees and asylum seekers indefinitely, a move human rights activists, lawyers and immigration advocates say is unethical and illegal under international human rights law.
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Every single covid fine issued under review after police made mistakes
A Crown Prosecution Service review of prosecutions brought under coronavirus regulations found that 27% were incorrectly charged
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All fines handed out for breaching covid lockdown rules must be reviewed to make sure they were issued fairly.
Convictions for breaking the rules should also be reconsidered, an inquiry has concluded.
Every single lockdown fine could be reviewed after human rights inquiry finds police made mistakes Our concerns are so serious that we recommend that every penalty issued since the start of the pandemic needs to be reviewed
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Every single fine handed out by police for breaking lockdown rules must be reviewed to ensure they were fair, an inquiry has concluded.
Thousands of Covid fines across North East could be reviewed after police made mistakes
The rules were confusing and kept on changing and even police got them wrong, an inquiry found
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Every single fine handed out by police for breaking lockdown rules must be reviewed to ensure they were fair, an inquiry has concluded.