Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis fled Saddam Hussein’s Iraq after refusing to cut off the ears of army deserters. Today he is one of Australia’s – and the world’s – pioneering orthopaedic surgeons. Story as told to Annika Flensburg. A young doctor in Iraq I was 27 years old in 1999, living very happily in […]
Justice remains elusive a year after a network of secret prisons was first exposed in southern Yemen, Amnesty International said in a new report documenting egregious unchecked violations, including systemic disappearances and torture as well as other ill-treatment amounting to war crimes. “God only knows if he’s alive” details how scores of men have been […]
On Human Rights Day, Amnesty’s Jessie Mawson shares her actionable and hard-won advice for protecting, defending, and promoting human rights in contested online spaces. “Don’t read the comments”. “Don’t feed the trolls”. Erm, okay. Good advice, I guess. But what if talking to people in comment threads (about contentious human rights issues, no less) is […]
1000 musicians, 300 homes, 60 countries… all for one act of welcome you don’t want to miss. Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds have joined forces to create small-scale gigs taking place all across the world on the same night, to support refugees worldwide. It’s happening on 20 September and people have until 10 September to […]
This amazing activist gathered a group of black and white protesters, placed them in a bus, and took the fight for equality to rural Australia. On the way they got egged and rammed by other vehicles, but they also managed to edge Australia closer to equality. As a young white Australian, I didn’t know who […]
Sister Jane Keogh is in daily communication with several of the young men that the Australian government has trapped on Manus Island. She visited Manus in April; here she relates the fear and danger that the men face daily. My young friends at the Manus Island detention centre are in utter fear right now, as […]
By Amnesty International LGBTQI activist Hannah On an ordinary day, a day like any other, a young woman came out to her mother as bisexual. Because of the courage that took, I can now comfortably say that young woman was me. It was a crucial step in becoming who I am, and propelled me to […]
UPDATE: The Senate is set to vote this week on proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act. Any amendment to section 18C will give license to more racism in Australia and will only amplify the horrific experiences of racism shown below. There’s still time to stop this happening. Share these stories and tweet at key […]
LGBTQI activist Lizzi Price was recently shocked to come face-to-face with the very hatred and bigotry she fights against – in her local supermarket. Here she shares her story. Last Saturday afternoon saw me happy but tired after a marvelous International Women’s Day rally, so it took a while to summon the energy to go […]
