Amnesty International welcomes Queensland Youth Justice Amendment Bill
14 June 2019 | 2:23 pm
Responding to Queensland’s Youth Justice Amendment Bill introduced today, Amnesty International...
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Welcome Refugees Picnic
The Central Coast Local Amnesty Group is proud to be involved in the Welcome To Refugees Picnic being presented by Central Coast for Social Justice...
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Write a letter, save a life
Join us for a morning of activism, proving that the pen can be mightier than the sword! We will write letters on behalf of urgent Amnesty cases,...
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Huskisson. Share a Story. Refugee Week
In collaboration with the local book shop Boobooks, Amnesty members will hold a street reading event. This is to highlight the diverse stories of...
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Refugee Week Stall in Lithgow
The Lithgow Asylum Seeker and Refugee Support Group will be holding a stall as part of Refugee Week. There will be food samples from various parts of...
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Huskisson Film Night: Border Politics
What’s on: The local Huskisson (Bay & Basin) Amnesty group are hosting a screening of Julian Burnside’s movie Border Politics. We...
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Community Conversations with the City of Greater Dandenong
As a part of the ‘My New Neighbour’ campaign – Amnesty International will be holding a Community Conversation in partnership with...
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UK must refuse extradition of Julian Assange to the United States
14 June 2019 | 10:18 am
Following the formal extradition request by the United States to the United Kingdom for Julian...
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Hong Kong: ‘Excessive’ police force against peaceful protesters condemned
13 June 2019 | 2:58 pm
Amnesty International has condemned the use of force against largely peaceful protesters by Hong...
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Climate activists Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement honoured with top Amnesty Award
7 June 2019 | 4:11 pm
Climate change activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement of school-children...
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Rape law amendment in Greece ‘a historic victory’ for women
7 June 2019 | 1:12 pm
Greece to become ninth out of 31 European countries to recognise that sex without consent is rape...
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Let’s talk menstruation – and the women breaking the taboos around it
6 June 2019 | 4:19 pm
“It’s that time of the month.” “Red October.” “On the blob.” Many people would rather...
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Response to AFP Raids on Australian Press
5 June 2019 | 7:59 pm
Today’s raids by the Australian Federal Police on Australian journalists are the latest in what...
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Eight issues behind Indigenous youth suicide
31 May 2019 | 4:41 pm
By Dr. Hannah McGlade Curtin As a Noongar woman, a mother, and human rights advocate I have been...
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Demand Iran release Narges
30 May 2019 | 3:13 pm
After years of imprisonment, Iranian rights defender Narges Mohammadi’s health is failing. At the...
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29 May 2019 | 11:33 am
The Myanmar military has committed fresh war crimes and other human rights violations in Rakhine...
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Manus: Surge in suicide attempts illustrates crisis of Australian policy
24 May 2019 | 2:41 pm
Responding to reports that several men sent to Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) by Australia have...
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Celebrating National Reconciliation Week 2019!
22 May 2019 | 12:06 pm
National Reconciliation Week runs annually from 27 May – 3 June, book-ended by the anniversaries...
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“Forgive my children for not fasting” – Ramadan in Xinjiang
16 May 2019 | 5:59 pm
Ramadan is here. Across the world, Muslims will begin fasting during daylight hours as part of this...
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Watchhouses: The Palaszczuk Government cares more about political points than children’s lives
16 May 2019 | 5:06 pm
Amnesty International have condemned the Palaszczuk Government for actively avoiding taking action...
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Investigations and 72 hour caps are not the solution to watchhouse issues
15 May 2019 | 12:22 pm
The Queensland Opposition today announced that they will introduce a bill to cap the time children...
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Venezuela: Crimes against humanity require a vigorous response from the international justice system
15 May 2019 | 2:00 am
Selective extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, and deaths and injuries caused by the...
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Officials admit QLD Watchhouses ‘a bit of a messy situation’
14 May 2019 | 12:24 pm
Just a day after the shocking Four Corners investigation into watch houses, Amnesty International...
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Julian Assange: Rape allegations must be treated with utmost seriousness
14 May 2019 | 9:31 am
Reacting to the news that the Swedish Prosecution Authority has re-opened its investigation into a...
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Kids out of watch houses
13 May 2019 | 9:22 pm
Exposed: thousands of human rights abuses against kids in Brisbane City Watch House. Act now to get...
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