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20 April 2018 | 4:33 pm
Amnesty International Australia Campus groups made the most of the summer sunshine this February...
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Watergardens Group @ Deer Park Community Market
The Amnesty Watergardens Group will be hosting another community event this April! Join us at our stall in the Deer Park Community Market to discuss...
April 21, 2018 8:00 am
Brimbank Community Market
614 Ballarat Road, Ardeer Victoria 3022, Australia
Refugees
The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe at Pachamama House
An inspirational story of courage and resilience, that reveals the transformative power of story-telling through the...
Women's rights
All the languages and alphabets belong
Amnesty International Australia – Tas will be holding at stall at Hobart Language Day. Come along and say hi, sign a petition and find out how...
Activism
Campaigns briefing
LGBTQI rights monthly national catch up
A monthly space for activists working on or interested in LGBTQI rights to meet nationally. Join us to share activism ideas, brainstorm campaigning...
April 24, 2018 8:00 pm
Activism
Community event
Get Active April
Do you believe in human rights? Are you interested in getting involved or learning something new?If you want to be involved in human rights activism,...
April 26, 2018 6:30 pm
Amnesty International NSW Action Centre 79 Myrtle Street Chippendale, NSW 2008 Australia
Rural Australians For Refugee Debate
Join us in the lead up to the next National Rural Australians for Refugees Conference. Watch as North East Victoria schools battle it out in front of...
April 28, 2018 9:30 am
You're invited to Amnesty TAS Women's Network's afternoon tea!
Despite improvements in the lives of women and girls as a result of the international women’s rights movement, many continue to experience...
April 28, 2018 2:30 pm
Individuals at Risk Sausage Sizzle for BRAVE
Come learn about two of our critical BRAVE campaign cases, Taner Kilic (Turkey) and Atena Daemi/Golrokh Ebrahimi Irae (Iran). This sausage sizzle is...
April 28, 2018 12:00 pm
Melbourne University
Swanston Street/Cardigan Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia
Refugees
Learn how to help create a safe home for refugees
One to one conversations are the most powerful way to engage people on complex human rights issues and bring people into our movement. This approach...
April 29, 2018 12:00 pm
Amnesty Tas Action Centre
1/130 Macquarie St, Hobart TAS, Australia
Individuals at risk
Letter Writing
Redlands letter writing event
If you’re in the Redlands and are interested in making a difference, pop down to the Harvest Cafe on April 29 at 10:00am. Amnesty...
Human Rights
Community event
Get up. Get Active for Refugees! May 2018
Do you believe in human rights? Are you interested in getting involved or learning something new? If you want to be involved in human rights...
April 30, 2018 6:30 pm
Amnesty International NSW Action Centre Level 1, 79 Myrtle Street Chippendale, NSW 2008 Australia
Community is everything
Film Screening
Prison Songs screening
Amnesty International invite you to a free screening of Prison Songs — a groundbreaking documentary that gives voice to imprisoned Aboriginal and...
May 10, 2018 2:00 pm
LT6
University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs QLD, Australia
LGBTQI rights
Celebration
IDAHOBIT at USC
Amnesty International’s USC club will run a panel discussion on the ‘ABCs of LGBTIQ’ on the International Day Against Homophobia,...
May 17, 2018 10:00 am
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs QLD, Australia
Activism
Community event
NSW Social Change Lab & 2018 Branch Annual General Meeting
Amnesty NSW’s next Social Change Lab will also include the NSW Branch AGM (BAGM). This SCL will split groups up into their level of activism...
May 19, 2018 8:45 am
Amnesty International NSW Action Centre
79 Myrtle Street Chippendale, NSW 2008
Melbourne Mustangs vs. Sydney Bears Pride Game 2018
Come along for an action packed night of Australian Ice Hockey and watch the battle of The Melbourne Mustangs and Sydney Bears. Amnesty International...
May 19, 2018 5:00 pm
O'Brien Group Arena
105 Pearl River Rd, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia
Freedom of expression, association and assembly
May Book Club - Dying for a Chat
Come and join Amnesty NSW Book Club in March to discuss Dr Ranjana Srivastava’s ‘Dying for a Chat’: “Winner of the 2013 Human...
May 30, 2018 6:30 pm
Amnesty International Australia NSW Action Centre Level 1, 79 Myrtle Street Chippendale, NSW 2008 Australia
Amnesty International Australia NSW Action Centre Level 1, 79 Myrtle Street Chippendale, NSW 2008 Australia
Activism
Campaigns briefing
We invite you to join the Women's Rights Network to stand up for women's rights in 2018.
Be part of our national Women’s Rights Network in 2018 We’ve got a big year ahead of us, we invite you to help us achieve our goals and...
June 7, 2018 7:30 pm
Activism
Concert
Palm Creek Folk Festival
Amnesty International’s Townsville action group invite you to their annual song writing competition at the Palm Creek Folk Festival. Amnesty...
Women's rights
Movie 'He Named Me Malala'
Sutherland Shire Amnesty Group and Sutherland Shire Library are hosting a screening of ‘He Named Me Malala‘ during Refugee Week to...
June 18, 2018 6:30 pm
Sutherland Shire Library
30-36 Belmont Street, Sutherland NSW 2232, Australia
Activism
Campaigns briefing
Stay up to date with the latest info on our BRAVE campaign
Get updates on the BRAVE Individuals at Risk cases that we’re asking you to work on, details about how you can reach your community and...
July 2, 2018 7:30 pm
Refugees
Movie screening 'Human Flow'
Join us in the screening of this powerful film which will help you understand the current global refugee crisis through the view of 20 countries....
Refugees
Rally
Lismore's vigil for refugee rights
Join Amnesty International Lismore at their weekly Thursday vigil to advocate for the rights of people seeking asylum. Stand with Amnesty Lismore...
December 31, 2018 4:30 pm
Kevin Hogan's Electorate Office
63 Molesworth Street, Lismore NSW, Australia
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Minister Wakefield must not let children under 14 bear the cost of the failed justice system for another 3 years
20 April 2018 | 4:00 pm
Amnesty International has today called on the Northern Territory Government to fast-track raising...
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New initiative aims to foster Australian community spirit in welcoming refugees
20 April 2018 | 2:56 pm
The Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative (CRSI) is calling on government to create a system...
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13 thousand strip searches of children, 340 days in isolation: urgent reform needed at WA’s Banksia Hill children’s prison
17 April 2018 | 7:14 pm
WA Corrections Minister Fran Logan must stop Banksia Hill children’s prison falling into another...
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Turkey: release students imprisoned for peaceful protest
17 April 2018 | 12:55 pm
At this moment, 10 students from Boğaziçi University in Turkey are in prison for ‘shouting...
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Iraq: Women with perceived ties to Islamic State being sexually exploited in displacement camps
17 April 2018 | 12:07 pm
The Australian Government, as a leading member of the US-led coalition during the operations, must...
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10 ways you proved your words have power
17 April 2018 | 9:16 am
What’s in a word? More precisely, what’s in a letter? Originally a way to express deeply...
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Strikes must minimise further harm to civilians in Syria
14 April 2018 | 1:15 pm
In response to reports that the United States, the United Kingdom, and France have launched strikes...
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Israeli forces must end excessive force at protests
14 April 2018 | 8:47 am
The Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to the excessive and lethal force being used to...
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Mahadine finally walks free in Chad
13 April 2018 | 1:46 pm
Mahadine, an online activist in Chad, was released on 5 April after spending more than 18 months in...
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How we’re keeping up the fight in the year ahead
13 April 2018 | 11:12 am
Thanks for being a part of our campaigns in 2018. We have so much work to do and your support makes...
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We are not afraid – Amnesty International Hungary’s reaction to blacklisting NGO workers
13 April 2018 | 10:49 am
A pro-government Weekly in Hungary, Figyelő, has published an article entitled ‘The man of the...
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Mahadine released, Brave mass mobilisation toolkit
12 April 2018 | 11:20 am
Mahadine has been released from prison in Chad! Find out how you can help with the release of other...
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Protect your data, protect your human rights: Amnesty’s 3-step guide
11 April 2018 | 10:59 am
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified today before the US Senate, after admitting that up to...
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Taner Kılıç: another day in prison, another day of injustice
10 April 2018 | 1:19 pm
5 April 2018 marked a sad anniversary. The Honorary Chair of Amnesty Turkey, Taner Kılıç, has...
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Japan: Demand equality for LGBTQI people
10 April 2018 | 9:42 am
In Japan, LGBTQI* people still face discrimination at home with their families, at work, in...
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Wagga Wagga group take #mynewNeighbour to the public
9 April 2018 | 3:53 pm
Wagga Wagga group take #mynewneighbour to the public Long-running regional group Wagga Wagga based...
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Five reasons to abolish the death penalty
9 April 2018 | 7:00 am
With the third anniversary of the executions of Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran in...
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Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees returns must be safe, voluntary and dignified
6 April 2018 | 10:31 am
Call comes as Amnesty Secretary General meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Looming monsoon season will...
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