The 2024 Palm Sunday Walk for Peace and Justice for Refugees will take place on Sunday 24 March. We will meet at the Gregory Street Amphitheatre at 4pm then walk along the Strand footpath to Strand Park before returning to the Amphitheatre where there will be several short speeches from Walk participants and organisers. The […]
Bendigo Amnesty members will meet near the Rowing Club at Noon with Amnesty signage and walk around Lake Weeroona to add their kilometres to the BIG WALK for Refugees. We’re walking to show support for 10,000 people seeking asylum who are still waiting to call Australia home after more than 10 years. So add your […]
People will gather near a busy thoroughfare displaying signs calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, immediate unimpeded access to humanitarian aid, and an end to destruction of Palestinian homes in The West Bank. Hopefully, support will build for another one or two vigils leading up to a rally in May on the anniversary of the […]
Amnesty International Australia’s Human Rights Legal Group Western Australia, the Ashiana Humanitarian Network, and Murdoch University in partnership present Contemporary Developments in Australian Refugee Law. Featured speakers include Ashiana’s Directors Mary Nangrahary, Farid Popal, Robert Lindsay in addition to Murdoch University’s Dr Mary Anne Kenny. Developments in both domestic and international case law and how […]
For more than 60 years since we started, we’ve campaigned for justice, freedom, equality and dignity wherever it has been denied. Together we’ve made immense progress in the advancement of human rights, but right now, there are communities around the world enduring attacks on their fundamental human rights. So, we all must continue to advocate […]
Amnesty is honoured to work closely with the oldest continuing culture in the world. We value the relationships we have with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia. To be an effective human rights organisation, we’ll continue working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in their fight for justice in order to achieve […]
Fundamental human rights in Australia such as the right to assembly, peaceful protest and freedom of speech are under threat. Now more than ever, establishing an Australian Human Rights Act is crucial. Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world without a federal Human Rights Act. Anti-discrimination laws protect people’s right to live free […]
Amnesty International Australia holds serious concerns over the NSW Government’s proposal to tighten youth bail laws, which will disproportionately affect First Nations youth. Amnesty International Australia urges the NSW Government to shift its focus towards establishing and funding justice reinvestment initiatives and diversionary programs which will act as a circuit breaker to keep youth out […]
On 16 November 2022, Saudi authorities arrested 29-year-old Manahel al-Otaibi. She has been forcibly disappeared ever since.. Why? She was charged with violating the Anti-Cyber Crime Law due to her tweets in support of women’s rights. Her case has been referred from the Criminal Court in Riyadh to the Specialized Criminal Court, set up to […]
This International Women’s Day, women’s rights are under attack across the world. Feminists are standing up, working within their cultures to change perspectives and fight for basic human rights. Conflict and authoritarianism are on the rise, and they disproportionately impact women and minority groups. They’re the first to have their rights threatened. However, women aren’t […]