Amnesty International strongly opposes Part 6 of the Act and claims that the Act is an escalation in the federal government’s attempt to uphold their political interests and keep the details of the conditions and treatment of asylum seekers held in detention centres from the public (Amnesty International, 2015). Amnesty International explain that they would deem any person prosecuted under the Act for publicly revealing the abuses that occur in detention centres to be a ‘prisoner of conscience’ (Amnesty International, 2015). In addition to that, Amnesty International would hold Australia in the same light as countries such as Saudi Arabia, Myanmar and Cuba, whereby those who publicly defend human rights and criticise government practice are imprisoned (Amnesty International, 2015).
Dr John-Paul Sanggaran, a former employee of the Department’s healthcare provider – International Health and Medical Services – explains that prior to the formation of the Act, Department employees already signed confidentiality agreements and to add a …show more content…
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse [“Royal Commission”] has inquired into over 30 case studies to date and overwhelming evidence has been presented to the Royal Commission highlighting the devastating effects of internal reporting systems and handling of child abuse, which often leads to the institution in question turning a blind eye in order to preserve the its own interests (Royal Commission, 2015). The signatories to the July 2015 open letter directed to the government are “determined not to collude with a system that repeats these same mistakes [as seen in the Royal Commission]” (Royal Commission,
Dr John-Paul Sanggaran, a former employee of the Department’s healthcare provider – International Health and Medical Services – explains that prior to the formation of the Act, Department employees already signed confidentiality agreements and to add a …show more content…
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse [“Royal Commission”] has inquired into over 30 case studies to date and overwhelming evidence has been presented to the Royal Commission highlighting the devastating effects of internal reporting systems and handling of child abuse, which often leads to the institution in question turning a blind eye in order to preserve the its own interests (Royal Commission, 2015). The signatories to the July 2015 open letter directed to the government are “determined not to collude with a system that repeats these same mistakes [as seen in the Royal Commission]” (Royal Commission,