For more than 60 years, Amnesty International has championed human rights, working to ensure freedom and dignity for all, and carrying the light of our iconic candle into the darkest places. Along the way, we have witnessed a profound global shift toward a society where human rights are recognised and protected. Over the past year, […]
Increasing harassment and deterioration in the health of individuals detained for exercising human rights reveals a persistent pattern of repression and authoritarian practices. Amnesty International is deeply concerned about a further escalation of arbitrary detention, illegal surveillance and harassment against relatives of prisoners of conscience and persons involved in prominent cases of state repression in […]
Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch said today. The military’s atrocities since the coup, which include war crimes and crimes against humanity, escalated over the past year as the […]
Australia’s youth detention system is costing billions of dollars each year while consistently failing to meet international human rights standards. Children as young as 10 are being detained in youth detention centres and police watch houses under conditions condemned by human rights experts, royal commissions and international bodies. Despite decades of evidence showing that “tough […]
In December 2025, Amnesty International Australia conducted polling to determine how Australians feel about a Human Rights Act. The results are in: Three in four Australians support the legislation of a Human Rights Act! This polling is consistent with both previous research Amnesty Australia has conducted and with polling by the Human Rights Law Centre, […]
Cyrille Traoré Ndembi, 61, is the President of the Vindoulou Residents’ Collective, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Pointe-Noire in the Republic of Congo. This retired community development specialist has been fighting to defend the residents’ right to a healthy environment since he moved there in 2019. His house is located just ten metres from […]
With one click, you can take action for all ten Write for Rights cases! That’s ten times the impact! Write for Rights is the world’s biggest human rights event, where millions of people around the world come together to protect the rights of others, standing in solidarity with courageous people who are facing human rights […]
Leaders at COP30 in Brazil failed to agree to place people over profits Leaders at COP30 in Brazil failed to agree to place people over profits as a lack of unity, accountability and transparency chipped away at delivering the urgent and effective climate action needed, though there were some bright spots, Amnesty International said today […]
Fossil fuel infrastructure poses risks for the health and livelihoods of at least 2 billion people globally, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, Amnesty International and Better Planet Laboratory said in a new report on the fossil fuel industry’s harms to climate, people and ecosystems across the world. The report, Extraction Extinction: Why the […]
A new, in-depth investigation by Amnesty International concludes that a US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen, on 28 April 2025 that killed and injured dozens of African migrants amounted to an indiscriminate attack. US authorities must promptly and transparently investigate it as a war crime. The attack, carried out […]
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