Amnesty International Australia calls on the Albanese Government to intervene over US plans to execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad and livestream the execution, following comments by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Kyinzom Dhongdue, Strategic Campaigns and Advocacy Manager at Amnesty International said: “Pete Hegseth’s comments about the planned execution of Nidal Hasan are deeply […]
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE One year since the ceasefire agreement, more than 1,400 people have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, nearly two million still need shelter, not a single hospital is fully functioning, and 1.4 million face crisis-level hunger. GAZA, 9 October 2026 – One year after the Gaza ceasefire agreement was reached, more […]
A growing number of states across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are taking positive steps towards reducing the use and scope of the death penalty, creating new momentum towards abolition in a region historically associated with strong support for this cruel punishment, said Amnesty International ahead of the World Day Against the Death […]
A 15-metre-long artwork memorialising 18,457 Palestinian children killed in Gaza will open in Sydney this week, before going on public display at Pitt Street Uniting Church from 10–28 October. The Wall of Tears lists the names of children killed in Gaza between 7 October 2023 and 19 July 2025, in the order in which they […]
On 9 October 2025, Pastor Wang Lin was taken away by police during a crackdown on Zion Church. Zion Church is a “house church” – in other words, one of the primarily protestant churches in China that operate independently of the state-approved religious system and therefore lack official registration. Wang Lin’s case highlights ongoing concerns […]
Melbourne Fashion Week 2026 will feature emerging Australian designers in a runway showcase exploring garment worker rights and ethical fashion, in collaboration with Amnesty International’s National Youth Collective ACRUX. The event, inspired by Amnesty International’s Stitched Up research into the exploitation of garment workers across South Asia, will feature a high-fashion runway, immersive exhibition and […]
As governments, Pacific leaders, communities and civil society gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for the Pre-COP31 meetings, Amnesty International has launched a global campaign spotlighting environmental human rights defenders around the world and calling on Australia to turn its claim to Pacific climate leadership into concrete action. “As President of Negotiations at COP31, Australia has […]
For more than a decade, Antonia Burke travelled across Australia listening to First Nations people describe the impacts of government decisions on their lives. Over the years, she heard stories of oppression, injustice and intergenerational trauma. As a First Nations woman from the Yanyuwa and Garrwa people from the Northern Territory, Antonia understands first-hand how […]
Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to proceed […]
By Milena Buyum, Senior Campaigner on Europe for Amnesty International. On 13 September, I woke in southwest Türkiye to news of a large-scale operation targeting LGBTI organizations and human rights defenders across the country. Since then, police have arrested at least 116 people across 15 provinces following raids on homes, venues and the offices of […]
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