On International Youth Day, August 12, governments must be reminded to place young people at the centre of their COVID-19 recovery plans and the voices of young people must be heard. International Youth Day is designed to give an opportunity to celebrate and mainstream young peoples’ voices, actions and initiatives, as well as their meaningful, […]
Maitland Action Group will be celebrating National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week by holding a stall at Pender Place shopping centre from 9.00am. We will be providing information about these important days and highlighting what we can all do to support indigenous human rights. We will also give people the opportunity to support refugees and […]
Australia has a rich history of championing human rights through protest. Today, weekly demonstrations expressing solidarity with the Palestinian community highlight the impact of collective action. These protests have galvanised the public and transformed the conversation. Since colonisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders have been at the forefront of ongoing protests for Indigenous Rights. […]
This Refugee Week and on World Refugee Day, Amnesty International Australia is calling on the federal Labor government to raise the Refugee and Humanitarian Program intake deliver on the commitment in their party platform to to at least 27,000 places a year.
As Russia’s full-scale invasion against Ukraine enters its second year, women in the country face grave risks, an increased burden of caring responsibilities and immense stress and hardships when living in war zones, Amnesty International said today, as the world marks International Women’s Day. “Time and time again, women bear the brunt of war’s brutality. […]
Our commitment to creating anti-racist organisation, eliminating the institutional and societal structures that perpetuate racism.
Change the Record is Australia’s only national Aboriginal led justice coalition of Aboriginal peak bodies and non-Indigenous allies. For International Women’s Day in 2022, they write about the need for the government to commit to a dedicated, self-determined National Safety Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children.
More than 323,000 people worldwide sign Amnesty International’s ‘Free Xinjiang Detainees’ petition, which urges UN to investigate human rights violations against Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities.
In 2019, Australians elected their next government. In the leadup to the election, Amnesty International Australia called upon whoever was to form government to put human rights – both at home and abroad – at the heart of all policy decisions, and to re-establish Australia’s place in the world as a free, fair and caring […]
Amnesty International will participate in the demonstrations on 8th March alongside women’s movements fighting for the protection and ongoing promotion of their rights. In view of the disturbing global trend of misogynist messages currently disseminated by some political and religious leaders, and the increase in oppressive and sexist policies and practices, women around the world […]