Responding to the shooting of Yan Christian Warinussy, a senior lawyer and human rights defender in the province of West Papua, Amnesty International Indonesia’s executive director Usman Hamid said: “This heinous act is not only a violation of Yan Christian Warinussy’s right to bodily integrity but also an alarming attack on the principles of justice […]
The Egyptian authorities have embarked on a new wave of arbitrary arrests of dozens of people against the backdrop of calls for anti-government protests amid rising public discontent at soaring prices and ongoing power cuts, Amnesty International said today.Since the beginning of July, Egyptian security forces have arbitrarily detained 119 individuals, including at least seven […]
Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial under the Unlawful Combatants law, in flagrant violation of international law, said Amnesty International. The organization documented the cases of 27 Palestinian former detainees, including five women, 21 men and a 14-year-old boy, who were detained […]
WHAT IS SUPPORTERBASE? SupporterBase is an online community organising platform, designed to simplify and integrate your groups core activities. This includes: WHY SUPPORTERBASE? All of Amnesty International Australia is moving away from Google Workspace to improve security and align with other Amnesty sections. However, after consulting with activists to understand your needs, we realised that […]
Just half way through the year, Amnesty International has contributed to a series of human rights wins, with people released from prison, laws changed, and justice served! Here in Australia, we celebrated Julian Assange touching down on home soil after being a part of Amnesty International’s campaign since he was imprisoned. When the Australian government […]
Learn about ‘The Australian Wars’ with Culture is Life’s educational resources! The story of Australia’s longest and perhaps most defining war has been kept silent – until now! The ground-breaking three-part documentary series gives voice to the story of The Australian Wars – the battles fought on home soil, as the colonial frontier pushed forward, […]
In response to the joint investigation by The Guardian and SBS The Feed exposing violent assaults and deprivation of human rights of children detained in adult watchhouses in Queensland, Amnesty International Indigenous Rights campaigner Kacey Teerman says; “By continuing to detain children in adult watchhouses where they are subject to torturous conditions and brutal assaults, […]
Bangladeshi authorities used unlawful force against student protesters and failed to ensure their protection during the ongoing ‘Bangla-Blockade’ quota-reform protest across the country, said Amnesty International today. Witness testimonies, video and photographic evidence analysed and authenticated by Amnesty International and its Crisis Evidence Lab confirm the use of unlawful force by the police against student […]
Hamas and other armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilian hostages who have been held in captivity in the occupied Gaza Strip since 7 October, Amnesty International reiterated today. In recent weeks, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Israel demanding that the Israeli authorities agree a ceasefire agreement […]
More than four hundred days since the start of ethnic violence between the dominant Meitei community and the minority Kuki and other tribal hill communities, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Indian government and Manipur state government have utterly failed to end the violence and displacement and protect human rights in the state, said Amnesty International. […]