Responding to today’s passing of a national security law for Hong Kong by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress, the head of Amnesty International’s China Team, Joshua Rosenzweig, said: “The passing of the national security law is a painful moment for the people of Hong Kong and represents the greatest threat to human […]
Amnesty International has documented human rights violations committed by police forces across the USA in response to largely peaceful anti-racism protests. This includes the use of tear gas, rubber bullets, and pepper spray to repress those who were demonstrating peacefully.
Police enforcing COVID-19 lockdowns across Europe have disproportionately targeted ethnic minority and marginalized groups with violence, discriminatory identity checks, forced quarantines and fines, Amnesty International said in a new report. Policing the pandemic covers 12 European countries and exposes a disturbing pattern of racial bias which is linked to concerns about institutional racism within police […]
Amnesty International identifies and maps out police violence nationwide since 26 May Almost 500 videos and photographs of incidents analyzed 125 incidents in 40 states highlight where police used force on peaceful protesters, journalists and bystanders New campaign calls for wide-ranging police reform Police forces across the USA committed widespread and egregious human rights violations […]
Mahira Yakuk has been detained by the Chinese authorities since April 2019, simply because she sent money to her parents in Australia. The authorities have accused her of “giving material support to terrorist activity.” According to her sister, Mahira transferred money to her parents in 2013 to help them buy a house. She has been […]
A message from our Movement Manager: “The death of American George Floyd and ensuing protests in the United States are a sobering reminder of Australia’s own shameful record on Indigenous deaths in custody. Since the conclusion of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in 1991, more than 420 people have died in police […]
World Refugee Day – Awareness Stall Date: Saturday 20th June Time: 10am (AEST) Join Amnesty International’s Bay and Basin action group at their stall on Saturday where they will be raising awareness of key issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers, including offshore detention, detention onshore under the guise of medical evacuation and potential confiscation […]
Australians are willing and able to welcome new refugee neighbours into our communities. Call on Minister for Immigration Alan Tudge to improve the current Community Sponsorship Program, to create a safe and accessible path for refugees to Australia. A safe and accessible Community Sponsorship Program will: 1. Limit costs to sponsors 2. Be additional to […]
