In the past year, the #GameOver campaign has worked with a coalition of almost 50 organisations that have overseen over 300 people resettled. But as the Australian Government’s deal to resettle refugees in the United States comes to a close, there are still nearly 500 refugees and asylum seekers remaining offshore and in detention around […]
Indigenous Tours WA (http://www.indigenouswa.com/) have agreed to conduct a culture walk at Lake Monger. This event will mark the end of Naidoc Wk 2020. There will be a Welcome to Country and the walk will focus around the Dodd St area, in order to make the walk accessible for people who would not manage to […]
Responding to this morning’s comments by Foreign Affairs Minister, Marise Payne, concerning the violation of women at Hamad International Airport in Qatar, Amnesty International National Director, Sam Klintworth, said: “There are a number of very serious questions the Department must answer concerning the events of October 2 in Qatar. The women subjected to this terrible […]
With women’s empowerment topping the agenda at today’s B20 Summit, hosted by Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International is reminding business leaders that many of the country’s bravest women’s rights activists are languishing in prison for daring to demand reforms. Loujain al Hathloul, Nassima al-Sada, Samar Badawi, Maya’a al-Zahrani, and Nouf Abdulaziz spearheaded women’s rights campaigns, including […]
In just three years Amnesty International’s refugee campaign, ‘My New Neighbour’, has gone to every Australian state and territory, revealing the willingness of local communities to get behind their new neighbours, some of whom are refugees. The My New Neighbour campaign is a neighbourhood-led solution to help refugees – people who are seeking to rebuild […]
The LNP in Queensland proposing a curfew on children in Far North Queensland is extremely concerning and potentially breaches international law. Amnesty International Australia campaigner Joel Mackay said: “The evidence is clear: tough on crime is not solving the issue of youth offending. The LNP seems not to be listening to the experts or reviewing […]
Write for Rights is a moment when Amnesty International’s movement of ten million comes together to challenge injustice and take action for freedom, justice and equality. Over nearly 20 years, those actions more have made a real difference in many lives. In 2019 Amnesty activists took more than six million Write for Rights actions. And […]
Amnesty WA IR group will hold at stall at the opening ceremony of Naidoc week 2020. Join us in building membership, growing a support base for Indigenous Rights, raising awareness and sign a petition.
Your phone rings. Within seconds, it’s infected with secret spyware that’s tracking everything you do. This isn’t a conspiracy theory or a twist in a Netflix thriller. It’s happening right now to people like you – and you have the power to stop it. We all know that privacy matters. Our private thoughts, texts, friendships, social […]
Responding to reports that a boat carrying around 250 Rohingya refugees was sighted near Indonesian waters, off Aceh, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “The Indonesian authorities must urgently rescue Rohingya people currently adrift off the coast of Aceh. This is a matter of life and death. Indonesia has a chance to lead […]