30 human rights wins worth celebrating
23 August 2019 | 4:24 pm
Thanks to a combination of fierce campaigning and people power, 2019 has seen some major human...
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Newcastle Pride Fair Day
Join Amnesty’s LGBTQI Network at the 2019 Newcastle Pride Festival and take action on LGBTQI issues around the world! The Pride Festival is...
Human Rights
Stall
Amnesty Unley at Fullarton Markets
Join the Amnesty Unley Group at the Fullarton food, craft and artisan markets. There will an Amnesty stall where you can learn more about...
August 24, 2019 8:00 am
Fullarton Park
Fullarton Park Cr Fullarton Rd and Fisher Street Highgate, SA 5061 Australia
Individuals at risk
Film Screening
Eastern Suburbs Amnesty 'Write for Rights'
Come join the Amnesty International Eastern Suburbs group for a free event and take action with an afternoon of letter writing. Add your voice the...
August 25, 2019 2:00 pm
Waverley Library Theatrette
32 Denison Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022, Australia
Human Rights
Concert
Loosely Woven Concert 'Lullaby'
Come join the Amnesty International Avalon group for the free concert ‘Loosely Woven’, consisting of 17 instrumentalists and singers....
August 25, 2019 4:00 pm
Avalon Baptist Church
2 George St, Avalon Beach NSW 2107, Australia
Refugees
Community event
MERCY4MAN ART AUCTION
Operation #NotForgotten is a project to sponsor up to 200 refugees living on Manus and Nauru. There are approximately 200 individuals who currently...
August 30, 2019 6:00 pm
Braidwood Regional Arts Centre
45 Wallace Street, Braidwood NSW 2622, Australia
Refugees
Community event
'Lived Experience'- Fadak Alfayadh
Join Amnesty’s Warrnambool Group for an afternoon with Fadak Alfayadh. Fadak is a 26 year old Australian law graduate fighting for justice....
August 31, 2019 1:30 pm
Uniting Church Hall Warrnamboolall
115 Koroit Street, Warrnambool VIC 3280, Australia
Refugees
Film Screening
Amnesty South Australia Refugee Network - 'The Merger' Screening
Join the South Australian Refugee Action Network for a FREE screening of the film ‘The Merger’. ‘The Merger’ is a tale of a...
September 3, 2019 6:00 pm
Amnesty International Adelaide Action Centre
8/70 Pirie St, Adelaide South Australia 5000, Australia
Individuals at risk
Letter Writing
Hornsby Amnesty 'Write for Rights'
The Amnesty Hornsby Local Action Group invites the Hornsby and wider community to a relaxed Write For Rights Saturday morning at the Bees Knees Cafe....
September 7, 2019 10:30 am
Bee's Knees Cafe
Bees Knees Vintage Cafe 14 Coronation St, Hornsby, NSW 2077, AU
Human Rights
Community event
Wollongong Amnesty 'Spring into Corrimal'
The “Spring into Corrimal” Family Festival is Corrimal’s longest-running annual event and the largest one-day free family festival in...
Community is everything
Stall
Zillmere Festival 2019
The 17th Annual Zillmere Festival ‘One Place Many Cultures’ celebrates the cultural diversity of Brisbane’s Northside. Since it’s...
Human Rights
Rally
School Strike for Climate - Brisbane
We’ve had enough of inaction on the climate crisis; it’s time to demand a change. Amnesty International is encouraging all activists (yes, you!)...
September 20, 2019 1:00 pm
Queen's Gardens
144 George St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia
LGBTQI rights
Rally
Brisbane Pride Day March and Stall
Brisbane Pride Fair Day is Queensland’s biggest LGBTQI event that takes place in September each year. Amnesty International’s Queensland...
September 21, 2019 9:30 am
Corner of Brunswick and Ann St Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 Australia
Freedom of expression, association and assembly
Community event
Sutherland Amnesty 'Art of Living Festival'
Join Amnesty’s Sutherland Shire Group at the Art of Living Festival. The festival is an annual community event in the small village of...
Gender and sexuality
Campaigns briefing
Amnesty Indigenous & LGBTQI Rights Action Group Co-Launch
We are launching a new Indigenous rights action group based in Brisbane and re-launching our Qld LGBTQI Network. Everyone is welcome and no...
September 28, 2019 3:00 pm
Amnesty International Brisbane Action Centre
24 Chermside St Teneriffe, QLD 4006 Australia
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Myanmar: Two years since Rohingya exodus, impunity reigns supreme for military
22 August 2019 | 1:42 pm
With the threat of returns to Myanmar once again looming over Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh,...
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Relocation to Port Moresby not a ‘fix-all’ for refugees
20 August 2019 | 11:14 am
The Immigration and Citizenship Authority of Papua New Guinea has offered refugees currently on...
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Meet the Refugee Advisory Group
16 August 2019 | 4:46 pm
The Refugee Advisory Group consists of courageous individuals with lived experiences as refugees in...
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Call for fairer refugee sponsorship
16 August 2019 | 12:41 pm
Community sponsorship – where everyday people in the community choose to contribute towards the...
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2019 General Meeting Voters
16 August 2019 | 11:41 am
Your democratically-elected General Meeting Voters will represent members' voices at the Annual...
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Nominating for election as a director of Amnesty International Australia
15 August 2019 | 4:59 pm
The National Board of Amnesty International Australia (AIA) provides leadership and governance for...
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NT Government again ignores experts re. placement of Don Dale facility
15 August 2019 | 4:30 pm
Amnesty International has joined the voices of the Aboriginal Peak Organisation of Northern...
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Meet your new Activism Leadership Committee members
15 August 2019 | 2:15 pm
Australian Capital Territory & Southern New South Wales: meet the ALC members! Kathryn Allan My...
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Stop Larry’s execution
15 August 2019 | 12:46 pm
Texas is set to execute Larry Swearingen on 21 August. Please send a message now to the Texas Board...
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People Powered activist toolkit
15 August 2019 | 10:59 am
Amnesty International Australia introduced a new operational model in March 2019. This change has...
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Nominating for election as a director of Amnesty International Australia
15 August 2019 | 9:53 am
The National Board of Amnesty International Australia (AIA) provides leadership and governance for...
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Amnesty International votes to divest from fossil fuel companies
14 August 2019 | 4:35 pm
Amnesty International will divest from fossil fuel companies in acknowledgement that investment in...
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Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence
13 August 2019 | 3:08 pm
In response to police operations on Aug 11, where rounds of tear gas...
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Community Sponsorship Activist Resources
9 August 2019 | 2:24 pm
My New Neighbour: a way to bring refugees safely to Australia It’s time to start focusing on the...
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‘The Great Hack’: Cambridge Analytica is just the tip of the iceberg
9 August 2019 | 2:14 pm
It was the scandal which finally exposed the dark side of the big data economy underpinning the...
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Hong Kong: Water cannons pose real danger in hands of trigger happy police
9 August 2019 | 1:34 pm
Hong Kong police must exercise extreme caution in any deployment of water cannons in upcoming...
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Amnesty issues travel warning for the US due to rampant gun violence
8 August 2019 | 9:58 am
Amnesty International today issued a travel warning calling for possible travelers and...
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French journalists harassed for revealing the truth
7 August 2019 | 5:13 pm
Journalists showed the world how France’s weapons sales were fuelling war crimes in Yemen. Now...
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Independent expert: Minimum age of criminal responsibility should be at least 14
7 August 2019 | 4:28 pm
A Independent report presented to the UN has recommended the minimum age of criminal responsibility...
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