Accessibility – The Amnesty International website has built in accessibility tools to help ensure that our activism is inclusive. To open the accessibility menu click on the accessibility icon located at the bottom right of your screen. Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Rights team is proud to launch our new film club, Firestick Flicks, as part […]
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 […]
2023 has been a big year for Indigenous issues in Australia. The result of the Voice referendum was obviously gutting, and that’s probably what 2023 will be remembered for. However, we’re really proud of the YES campaign we ran, the important conversations that were sparked, and the fact that more than six million Australians voted […]
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Amnesty International is a global movement of ten million people in 150 countries who are challenging injustice. Over recent months, amid the devastating conflict in Gaza and Israel and the heartbreaking result of the Voice referendum, our supporters have shown up to do just that. In the face of injustice, we have an opportunity and […]
We come to you with heavy hearts. The result of the Voice referendum has left us devastated. We wanted address you, our valued human rights supporters, to express our profound disappointment. But mostly, we want to reinforce our unwavering commitment to First Nations justice. The outcome of the referendum is not what we had hoped […]
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Responding to reports regarding the treatment of children in Western Australia’s Banskia Hill Youth Detention Centre, Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Lead Campaigner, Maggie Munn, said: “I am disgusted to see what children in Banksia Hill are subject to. The majority of those children are First Nations kids and for nearly 300 years this country […]
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