My journey to Amnesty: Zaki Haidari
19 June 2022 | 6:20 pm
I first came to Amnesty in 2013 as a volunteer – brand new to the country, on a bridging visa,...
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Dinner
North West Tasmania Group Refugee Week Dinner
Please join the North West Tasmania Group at Cafe XOXO (Rooke Street Mall, Devonport) for a Refugee Week dinner. We will gather, celebrate new lives,...
Refugees
Webinar
Learn about Australia's new community sponsorship program for refugees
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA) together with Amnesty International Australia and UNHCR invite you to end this year’s Refugee...
June 24, 2022 1:00 pm
Human Rights
Community event
Letter Writing
The Hornsby Amnesty Action Group invites you to attend our Letter Writing event in support of Amnesty’s campaigns.
June 25, 2022 10:30 am
Berkelouw Books
Westfield Hornsby, Pacific Highway, Hornsby NSW, Australia
Refugees
Book Launch
Mark Isaacs Refugee Week Presentation and Kabul Peace House Book Raffle
Darwin Amnesty Group invites you to a Refugee Week Presentation. Mark Isaacs, author of The Kabul Peace House, will be doing an hour presentation...
June 25, 2022 1:00 pm
Meeting Room
Casuarina Library, Bradshaw Terrace, Casuarina NT, Australia
The Hills Action Group at the Belgrave Lantern Parade
We plan to take part in the Parade as it is an important festival in the local calendar and thousands of people flock the streets. We will be...
June 25, 2022 5:00 pm
Main Street Belgrave
Burwood Highway, Belgrave Victoria 3160, Australia
LGBTQIA+ rights
Rainbow Family Day - celebrate with the Darwin LGBQTIA community
A day of fun and celebration for LGBQTIA youth and families. https://topendpride.com.au/darwin-program Lots of music, entertainment, fun events and...
June 25, 2022 10:00 am
Civic Park
Civic Park, Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin City NT, Australia
Human Rights
Community event
Amnesty NSW June Book Club: Afterlives
Join the Amnesty NSW Book Club on Zoom in June to discuss this month’s book – ‘Afterlives’ by Nobel Prize winning author...
Economic, social and cultural rights
Film Screening
Film and Guest speaker on Palestine
Join us for a special screening of ‘My Love Awaits Me by the Sea’. We have invited Muhib Nabulsi, a representative of Boycott, Divestment,...
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Australians show strong support for refugees: new research
19 June 2022 | 6:09 pm
As the global community prepares to celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20, new research...
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UK/US: Home Secretary’s certification of Assange extradition puts him at risk
17 June 2022 | 8:12 pm
Responding to the news that the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has certified Julian Assange’s...
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AUSTRALIA: RAISE THE REFUGEE AND HUMANITARIAN INTAKE
17 June 2022 | 4:06 pm
The crises that are taking place in countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar have...
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‘While Refugee Week is a time of celebration, it’s also a chance to reflect on the issues that affect refugees the most’
17 June 2022 | 2:59 pm
Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian program is inadequate, and it is failing the people who need...
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Malaysia: Move to abolish mandatory death penalty is ‘welcome step’ in right direction
10 June 2022 | 6:04 pm
Responding to the announcement that Malaysia’s Cabinet has decided to work towards abolishing the...
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Tasmania’s commitment to raise the age of detention to 14 welcome, time to raise the age of criminal responsibility
8 June 2022 | 11:02 am
Amnesty International Australia welcomed today’s announcement by Tasmania’s Government to raise...
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Explainer: What are conversion practices?
6 June 2022 | 5:01 pm
Conversion practices, also known as Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts (SOGICE),...
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SHE’S IN PRISON FOR REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF THE TIANANMEN SQUARE CRACKDOWN
6 June 2022 | 2:56 pm
Chow Hang-tung is in prison in Hong Kong for organising a vigil commemorating the victims of the...
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Repeated excessive use of force against peaceful protests show disregard for Papuan voices
4 June 2022 | 4:15 pm
Indigenous Papuans expressing their opinions in peaceful demonstrations have once again been met...
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Submission: the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Inquiry Into the Use of Alternative Places of Detention
27 May 2022 | 2:53 pm
In the submission, Amnesty advocates for ending the use of APODs as a form of ‘general’...
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Engagement Strategy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse People, Organisations and Communities
26 May 2022 | 12:47 pm
Engagement Strategy Purpose and Vision The purpose of this Engagement Strategy is to prioritise the...
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Engagement Strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, Organisations and Communities
26 May 2022 | 12:33 pm
Engagement Strategy Purpose and Vision The purpose of this Engagement Strategy is to prioritise...
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Amnesty calls on Western Australia and South Australia to end conversion practices
25 May 2022 | 6:23 pm
Amnesty International Australia, SOGICE Survivors and Ending Conversion Practices WA have written...
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Eleven human rights milestones for the first 100 days for the Albanese government
25 May 2022 | 4:22 pm
Amnesty would like to see the new government action the following pledges.
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Global Death Penalty Report: Death Sentences and Executions 2021
24 May 2022 | 2:27 pm
The resort to the death penalty by a minority of states was on the rise in 20
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China: UN human rights chief must seize critical opportunity to address crimes against humanity in Xinjiang
24 May 2022 | 10:58 am
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must address crimes against humanity and...
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Amnesty International Australia calls on newly elected Labor Government to put human rights at the centre of policy
22 May 2022 | 4:03 pm
Following the election of the Labor Party to form the next Federal Government, Amnesty...
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Qatar: FIFA should match $440m World Cup prize money to fund major compensation programme for abused migrant workers
19 May 2022 | 10:43 am
FIFA should earmark at least $440m to provide remedy for the hundreds of thousands of migrant...
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