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Amnesty's new report confirms killing of hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destruction of thousands of homes during this year's Gaza conflict.
Pakistani authorities must do more to assist over two million people displaced by conflict and with no access to aid distributed in official displacement camps.
Amnesty International Australia's Media and Public Affairs team assists journalists with queries and arranges interviews with spokespeople.
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The latest report from the Productivity Commission highlights the need for a new approach to Indigenous disadvantage - one with human rights at its core
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Delhi's high court has decriminalised homosexuality - a significant step towards ensuring people in India can express their sexual orientation or gender identity without fear or discrimination.
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At least 34,923 migrants faced the cruel punishment of caning in Malaysiabetween 2002 and 2008.
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More than two million people who have fled fighting in Pakistan are living in terrible conditions outside official displacement camps.
2 July 2009, 01:53PM 4 comments - add yours
Our new report finds Israeli forces killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza during the 22-day conflict earlier this year.
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Cambodian newspaper editor Hang Chakra has been jailed for speading "disinformation".
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Oil companies have abused the human rights of the people of the Niger Delta, and have not been held accountable by governments, a new report by Amnesty International has found.
30 June 2009, 02:41PM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International is concerned that opposition leaders detained in Iran may face torture in an effort to force them to confess to crimes for which they could face the death penalty.
27 June 2009, 10:50AM 2 comments - add yours
Amnesty International has adopted as prisoners of conscience dozens of journalists arrested in Iran since 12 June. They are at risk of torture in detention and must immediately be released.
26 June 2009, 12:46PM 2 comments - add yours
The cross amputations of four young men in Mogadishu amount to torture.
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