Digital surveillance to fight COVID-19 can only be justified if it respects human rights
2 April 2020 | 8:37 pm
With governments across the world rapidly expanding the use of digital surveillance in an attempt...
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COVID-19: Prisoners of conscience from Papua must be urgently released
2 April 2020 | 6:45 pm
Amnesty Indonesia and Amnesty Australia welcome the decision of Indonesian authorities to release...
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Measures designed to protect push Indigenous people further to the margins
2 April 2020 | 3:03 pm
In response to state and territory governments issuing on-the-spot fines for breaking social...
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Syria: Vulnerable prisoners should be released to prevent spread of COVID-19
1 April 2020 | 12:32 pm
The Syrian authorities must cooperate fully with UN agencies and humanitarian...
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Pacific Islands face COVID-19 emergency: regional leaders must step up
1 April 2020 | 5:00 am
In response to media reports and Opposition calls for the Australian government to assist Pacific...
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Demand Venezuela release journalist detained for reporting on COVID-19
30 March 2020 | 12:51 pm
Venezuela’s authorities have detained journalist Darvinson Rojas, in an apparent attempt to...
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Yemen: Huthi authorities’ decision to release Baha’i prisoners is ‘positive signal’
27 March 2020 | 11:06 am
Responding to the announcement by Mahdi al-Mashat, leader of the Huthi authorities in Yemen, that...
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Humanity in uncertain times
26 March 2020 | 12:40 pm
This was originally published by and for Pro Bono Australia, By Maggie Cogan. Maggie Coggan is a...
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COVID-19 Commission must ensure vulnerable in our community are protected
25 March 2020 | 3:44 pm
Amnesty International Australia is calling for an urgent injection of funding for frontline...
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Journalist detained for coronavirus reporting
25 March 2020 | 3:10 pm
Niger’s authorities have detained journalist Mamane Kaka Touda for informing the public about a...
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20 human rights wins worth celebrating
25 March 2020 | 2:10 pm
As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s natural to have feelings of despair and...
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Government must act now to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples
23 March 2020 | 8:35 pm
Amnesty International Australia called on the Federal Government to urgently protect the human...
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Thailand: Military conscripts face harassment, beatings and sexual abuse
23 March 2020 | 3:31 pm
A new investigation by Amnesty International exposes how the Thai military routinely subject new...
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Artist facing prison for her activism
20 March 2020 | 1:43 pm
Russian activist and artist Yulia Tsvetkova is facing absurd charges under Russia’s ‘gay...
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Amnesty International Australia announces new board chair
20 March 2020 | 6:00 am
Mario Santos has been named as the incoming Chair of Amnesty International Australia’s...
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Iran: Prisoner pardons welcome, but more should be freed
19 March 2020 | 2:34 pm
Responding to an announcement by the Iranian authorities that pardons will be granted to prisoners...
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