Meet Amnesty International Australia's Executive Leadership Team.
The Board is our highest-decision making body and is elected bi-annually by members. The Board provides governance, leadership and stewardship as part of a global movement of human rights defenders. Learn more about how the Board is run.
Nominations for 2025 opened on 10 March 2025 and closed on 4 April 2025.
Board candidates for election at the 2025 Annual General Meeting are: Lisa Annese, Carole Cooper, Jamie Hodgson, Sarah Holloway, Terence Jeyaretnam.
Amnesty International Australia is divided into seven regions, loosely based on state and territory lines. Every member of Amnesty International Australia is linked to a region, based on their postcode of residence.
Each region is led by an Activism Leadership Committee whose members are elected by the members linked to that region.
Activism Leadership Committees help motivate, coordinate and develop local human rights activism. They mentor and support activists and action groups, and participate in consultations on our vision, campaign priorities and policies.
Activism Leadership Committees have up to 12 members. All Amnesty members are eligible to stand for election and to vote for their local Activism Leadership Committee. You can get in touch with your committee below.
First Nations peoples are the continuing custodians of the lands, waters and skies of this continent, of which sovereignty was never ceded.
We recognise the strength and intergenerational resilience of Elders, and honour the culture and wisdom that they have passed on to future generations.
We continue to fight for Indigenous Rights and stand in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, acknowledging the ongoing impacts of colonisation and human rights abuses which disproportionately impact on First Nations peoples.
Always was, always will be.