Behrouz Boochani arrives in New Zealand
14 November 2019 | 4:17 pm
Award-winning author, journalist and poet, Behrouz Boochani tonight arrived in New Zealand and is...
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Campaigns briefing
Community of Caring Breakfast
This is a follow up event in collaboration with Australia reMade It will involve activities that explore the goals of each social/environmental group...
November 14, 2019 8:00 am
Amnesty Action Centre Hobart
130 Macquarie Street, Hobart Tasmania 7000, Australia
Individuals at risk
Community event
Write for Rights Maitland
Join Amnesty’s Maitland Action Group for their Write for Rights event – taking action on the biggest human rights campaign in the world...
Activism
Campaigns briefing
Manly Market Stall
Join Amnesty’s Manly group at their stall at the Manly Village Schools Markets from 8am-2pm The Manly Amnesty International Group will hold...
November 16, 2019 8:00 am
Manly Village Schools Markets
Darley Road, Manly NSW 2095, Australia
Activism
Community event
Write for Rights Mudgee
Amnesty Mudgee will hold its annual Write for Rights event at the Farmers Market in beautiful Robertson Park Write a letter and save a life. Join...
Gender and sexuality
Community event
Miles of Love- Planet Ally & Amnesty International
Debuting to global appeal in 2018 in Hong Kong, the Miles of Love 2019 Travel Advocacy Forum is making its first foray to Australia as well as...
November 16, 2019 7:00 pm
Sparkke at the Whitmore
317 Morphett Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Individuals at risk
Community event
Write for Rights Merewether
Join Amnesty’s Newcastle Action Group for their Write for Rights event – taking action on the biggest human rights campaign in the world...
November 17, 2019 9:00 am
Uniting Church Merewether
178 Glebe Rd, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia
Activism
Awards
Sum of Us - Photo Exhibition
Join Amnesty’s Sunshine Coast Action Group and Nambour Community Centre’s multicultural program, Sista4sista, for a photographic...
November 18, 2019 9:00 am
The Old Ambulance Station
80 Howard Street, Nambour QLD 4560, Australia
Activism
Community event
Bay & Basin Write for Rights
Join Amnesty Bay & Basin for their annual Write for Rights Event at Huskisson Community Centre We will be hosting a drop in night for locals to...
November 20, 2019 5:00 pm
Huskisson Community Centre
Dent Street, Huskisson NSW 2540, Australia
Activism
Campaigns briefing
SA Book Club
Join Amnesty Activists in South Australia for their bi-monthly book club meeting! We read a novel based on an Amnesty campaign and discuss the human...
November 21, 2019 6:30 pm
Amnesty International Adelaide Action Centre
70 Pirie Street, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
Individuals at risk
Community event
Write for Rights Hobart
Join Amnesty’s Refugee Rights Action Group for a Write for Rights stall on Parliament Lawns- taking action on the biggest human rights campaign...
November 23, 2019 10:30 am
Parliament Lawns
Parliament House, Salamanca Place, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia
Gender and sexuality
Community event
Remembering Mhelody Polan Bruno - Brisbane
Mhelody Polan Bruno, a 25 year Filipina woman, was murdered last month in Wagga Wagga. Amnesty’s QLD LGBTQI+ Network will be meeting on 23rd...
November 23, 2019 5:45 pm
West End Croquet Club
West End Croquet Club, 91 Cordelia St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia
Human Rights
Community event
Amnesty Hills Action Group- Trivia Night
Join Amnesty Hills Action Group for a Trivia night in support of Amnesty International Australia! Come along for an informal night of trivia fun with...
November 23, 2019 6:30 pm
The Watering Hole Tavern
250 Olinda-Monbulk Road Monbulk, Vic, 3793 Melway 122 F 12
Individuals at risk
Community event
Write for Rights Townsville
Join Amnesty’s Townsville Action Group for their Write for Rights event – taking action on the biggest human rights campaign in the...
Women's rights
Community event
16 Days of Activism: Action Against Gender Based Violence
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gendered Violence is an international campaign that began in 1991 and runs each year between the 25th November and...
November 25, 2019 5:00 pm
Burnie Regional Art Gallery
77-79 Wilmot Street, Burnie TAS 7320, Australia
Activism
Campaigns briefing
My New Neighbour Conversation Event
Join Amnesty Activists in Ballarat for an event in support of the My New Neighbour campaign Throughout the event, we will hear and share stories of...
November 28, 2019 7:00 pm
Hugh Williamson Foyer
117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia
Activism
Community event
Manly W4R Letter Writing Night
Join Amnesty’s Manly Action Group to take action and write letters for the annual Write for Rights Campaign, the biggest human rights campaign...
November 28, 2019 6:30 pm
Community Northern Beaches
12 Wentworth St, Manly NSW 2095, Australia
Activism
Film Screening
Putuparri and the Rainmakers film screening
Join us for a screening of Putuparri and the Rainmakers, a wonderful film that describes the Aboriginal struggle to hold on to cultural sites We will...
November 28, 2019 6:00 pm
Surry Hills Library
404 Crown Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia
LGBTQI rights
Parade
WA LGBTQI+ Network- Pride Parade 2019
The Pride parade is an annual event that closes Pride in Perth every year. This year will commemorate 30 years of the parade that began as a protest...
November 30, 2019 7:00 pm
State Library
State Library of Western Australia, Francis Street, Perth Western Australia 6000, Australia
Activism
Community event
Write for Rights at Samford Community Library
Join Amnesty’s Ashgrove Action Group to take action and write letters for the annual Write for Rights Campaign, the biggest human rights...
November 30, 2019 10:00 am
Community Library Samford
23 Richards Road, Samford Queensland 4520, Australia
Individuals at risk
Community event
Write for Rights Western Suburbs
Join Amnesty’s Western Suburbs Action Group for their Write for Rights event – taking action on the biggest human rights campaign in the...
Activism
Celebration
Loosely Woven Concert "Evening Primrose"
Join us for a concert entitled “Evening Primrose”, from local group Loosely Woven, consisting of 19 singers and instrumentalists. The...
December 1, 2019 4:00 pm
Avalon Baptist Church
2 George St, Avalon Beach NSW 2107, Australia
Human Rights
Dinner
Amnesty Sunshine Coast- Dine, Drink, Defend
Join Amnesty Sunshine Coast for a drink, some good food and a chat with like-minded human right defenders! It doesn’t take much to sign a petition...
December 7, 2019 6:00 pm
Raw Squeeze & MooFree Burgers Maroochydore, 1 Beach Rd, Maroochydore QLD 4558, Australia
Activism
Celebration
Write for Rights Marathon VIC (W4R)
Join us at the 2nd annual Write for Rights Marathon (W4R) on the 15th of December 2019, from 12pm-5pm, at the Multicultural Hub in Melbourne! Tickets...
December 15, 2019 12:00 pm
Drill Hall @ Multicultural Hub
506 Elizabeth St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
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Transphobic trio of Senators vote against basic human rights for transgender and gender diverse people
14 November 2019 | 12:44 pm
In recognition of Transgender Awareness Week, the Senate yesterday passed a non-controversial...
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Papua New Guinea: Detainees denied lawyers, family access
14 November 2019 | 11:27 am
Papua New Guinea has been arbitrarily detaining rejected asylum seekers virtually...
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Saudi Arabia: Categorising feminism, atheism, homosexuality as crimes exposes the Kingdom’s dangerous intolerance
13 November 2019 | 8:37 am
Responding to an official announcement and a promotional video published by Saudi Arabia’s state...
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Urgent, thorough and fully independent investigation needed into shooting of Walpiri man
11 November 2019 | 4:53 pm
Responding to the shooting death of a young Walpiri man by NT Police, Amnesty International...
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Submission: Free & Equal – An Australian Conversation on Human Rights
11 November 2019 | 4:14 pm
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Australian Human...
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Good news: Alejandra is free!
8 November 2019 | 5:26 pm
Alejandra, a transgender Salvadorian activist held in immigration detention in the United States,...
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Good news: attacks on Colombian human rights defender investigated!
8 November 2019 | 5:12 pm
On 28 August, Colombia’s National Prosecutor announced an investigation into attacks against...
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Good news: Evelyn Hernández declared innocent!
8 November 2019 | 5:05 pm
On 19 August 2019, El Salvador’s authorities declared Evelyn Hernández innocent of...
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Good news: Malak is free!
8 November 2019 | 4:39 pm
On 16 July, 19-year-old Malak al-Kashef was finally freed from prison in Egypt. Malak al-Kashef, a...
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USA: Trump’s monstrous move to exit Paris climate pact shows contempt for the lives of millions
6 November 2019 | 8:42 am
Responding to news that Donald Trump is moving to formally exit the Paris climate agreement, making...
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Cook Islands continues to criminalise homosexuality
5 November 2019 | 4:15 pm
Responding to reports that the Parliament of the Cook Islands has backed down on its promise to...
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Turkey: Hundreds arrested in crackdown on critics of military offensive in Syria
1 November 2019 | 2:10 pm
Hundreds of people have been detained in Turkey for commenting or reporting on Turkey’s recent...
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Amnesty International Australia talks to Wonthaggi resident, Sylvia Davey, about the wonders of sponsoring a refugee family
1 November 2019 | 11:08 am
As part of the My New Neighbour series of events celebrating the stories of refugees welcomed into...
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Iraq: Gruesome string of fatalities as new tear gas grenades pierce protesters’ skulls
1 November 2019 | 9:33 am
The Iraqi authorities must ensure anti-riot police and other security forces in Baghdad immediately...
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Get people on Nauru and Papua New Guinea to safety
30 October 2019 | 5:22 pm
“I want to be free. This trap Australia has set for me has destroyed my life and my health.”...
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Protests around the world explained
30 October 2019 | 2:11 pm
The past few months have seen a seemingly massive surge in protests globally.
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NSW must learn from past failures – high-risk units don’t work
30 October 2019 | 11:27 am
Responding to the announcement by the NSW Minister for Communities and Disability Services Gareth...
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Fighting For Hakeem tells the story of Australia’s generosity in helping detained refugee Hakeem al-Araibi
30 October 2019 | 4:00 am
The launch today of Craig Foster’s new book Fighting for Hakeem, reveals the inner workings of...
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Decline in numbers of kids in NT prisons welcome, time to raise the age
25 October 2019 | 4:35 pm
Responding to new data from the Northern Territory government showing a decline in the number of...
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