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Crisis
Amnesty international responds immediately to human rights crises as they occur and works tirelessly to prevent situations reaching crisis point. Here in Australia our focus is on human rights in Asia Pacific - monitoring potential crisis situations and ensuring that our staff, supporters and the wider community are informed, engaged and ready to act.
UN ramps up scrutiny of North Korea’s catastrophic human rights record
The United Nations has established a Commission of Inquiry.
Travel ban on veteran Syrian campaigner lifted
Veteran Syrian human rights campaigner Haytham al-Maleh has become accustomed to receiving bad news from the Damascus authorities - but he is now allowed to travel abroad.
Syria: as Aleppo rages, civilians suffer
We shot alarming video footage of families living amidst the bombings, executions and other atrocities during our latest fact-finding mission to Aleppo, Syria.
Blogs
A hospital in Amnesty’s office
Editors, 14 June 2013
24 years after Tiananmen: how much has changed?
Evan Ritli, 4 June 2013
3 things you can do to help peaceful protesters in Turkey
Michael Hayworth, 3 June 2013
Is Sri Lanka being rewarded for its human rights abuses?
Ming Yu, 3 May 2013
Cluster bomb attack by the Syrian army in Aleppo
Editors, 4 March 2013
In the News
- Libya: Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants held indefinitely in deplorable conditions
- Egypt: Activist faces jail sentence on bogus charges
- Iran: New President must deliver on human rights’ promises
- Tunisia: Imprisoned FEMEN activists should be released
- International community must intervene to end violence in Turkey


I would have expected the most militant anti-abortionist to accept that this is a tragic case of a legitimate termination.
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24 May 2013, 12:22AM