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Parliamentarians are making decisions today that will define Australia’s compliance with international law for years to come. From sanctions and arms exports to humanitarian aid and recognition of states, choices made now carry serious legal and political consequences. Join leading jurists and international law experts for a concise, high-level briefing on Australian state and territory […]

Become a leader in human rights-based climate action Are you passionate about climate action and human rights? Want to step up as a leader in the Amnesty movement? We are excited to share that Amnesty Australia is now accepting expressions of interest for our newly launched Climate Cultivators’ program! This is a unique opportunity for […]

UPDATE: Last week, Member for Newtown, Jenny Leong MP, introduced the private member’s Human Rights Bill 2025 (NSW)! This important legislation would require the NSW government to put human rights at the heart of all decision-making; it would enable people in NSW to challenge human rights abuses, right wrongs, and create a fairer future for […]

COP30 leaders must keep people, and not profits and power, at the heart of negotiations by committing to protect and address activists’ demands to ramp up the climate action our planet urgently needs – a full, fast, fair and funded fossil-fuel phase-out and just transition to sustainable energy for all, in all sectors, Amnesty International […]

Civilians in Sudan’s Kordofan region must be protected amid reports of escalating Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacks in the area, Amnesty International said today. The RSF have seized the town of Bara in North Kordofan in recent days and stepped-up attacks around the nearby city of El Obeid. On 3 November, a drone strike reportedly […]

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 […]

Photojournalist Sai Zaw Thaike was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison with hard labour for reporting on the aftermath of a cyclone in Myanmar. Sign the petition and demand that Myanmar’s military immediately release Sai Zaw.  Journalism is an extremely dangerous profession in Myanmar. More than 200 journalists have been imprisoned by the […]

In response to the ongoing partial internet shutdown by Tanzanian authorities following the October 29 general elections, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East and Southern Africa, Vongai Chikwanda said: “For close to a week now, many people in Tanzania have suffered nationwide internet and electricity shutdowns. Amnesty International is particularly alarmed by reports that amidst […]

By Agnès Callamard and Federico Borello. When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed “never again,” nations laid the foundation for the system of international justice that now exists to address the planet’s worst crimes. Today, the United States is actively trying to dismantle it. The Trump administration on Sept. […]

The U.S. air strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean which have killed at least 57 people since early September are illegal, and Congress must act now to stop the U.S. government from carrying out further bombings, Amnesty International said today. “In the last two months, the U.S. military’s Southern Command has gone on a […]