In returning Labor to power, Australians look to the Albanese government to lead their second term with courage and a commitment to advancing the human rights of all. Yet, across the continent, many people continue to face challenges accessing housing and healthcare, food insecurity, gender inequality, and the impacts of climate change. So, what exactly […]
Every year in June, Amnesty International Australia joins the global community in celebrating Refugee Week, culminating in World Refugee Day on 20 June. It’s a week that does two important things at once: celebrates the incredible contributions refugees make to our communities, and shines a light on the urgent challenges they still face. Over 120 […]
In response to the various social conflicts that have arisen during the first two weeks of May, the Salvadoran government has resorted to the excessive use of force, undue militarisation, criminalisation of protest, and threats to further restrict civic space. These actions have been directed against various social expressions calling for improvements in living conditions […]
It should be no national secret that Australia is behind. Being the only liberal democracy without a Human Rights Act, our government has some catching up to do. While all Australians would reap the benefits, this gap in legislation disproportionately impacts young people, who often do not have the resources necessary to protect their rights […]
A US air strike on a migrant detention centre in Sa’ada, north-western Yemen on 28 April killed and injured dozens of migrants and must be investigated as a violation of international humanitarian law, said Amnesty International today, amid reports that hundreds of people have been killed and injured as a result of US air strikes […]
We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government’s ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, on the 5th anniversary of her arrest. Zhang is an outspoken journalist, and one of many Chinese citizens who are imprisoned for exercising their right to freedom of […]
Being curious and willing to learn is a key step towards reconciliation and healing. How many Indigenous languages are spoken in Australia? How many of those languages are in danger of disappearing? And why are so many First Nations kids – some as young as 10 – being locked up at a rate that is […]
Amnesty warns of global human rights crisis as ‘Trump effect accelerates destructive trends The Trump administration’s anti-rights campaign is turbocharging harmful trends already present, gutting international human rights protections and endangering billions across the planet, Amnesty International warned today upon launching its annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights. This “Trump effect” has […]
Ahead of the federal election, we asked the three major parties to respond to our Human Rights Agenda — a set of policy recommendations across four key campaign areas: We received responses from Labor and the Greens. The Coalition (Liberal and Nationals) did not respond. We also assessed each party’s record on these issues over […]
The Pakistan government is pushing forward with its plans to arbitrarily and forcibly expel Afghan nationals, including refugees and asylum seekers, as part of the opaque ‘Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan’ which adds to the plight of at-risk Afghans. Between September 2023 and February 2025, at least 844,499 Afghan nationals have been forced to return back […]
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