In 2024, Gaza became the deadliest place on earth to be a child. Right now, 2.38 million Palestinian children are living under blockade and the Government of Israel’s unlawful occupation. Every child has the right to live in safety, with dignity and hope. Every name is a child. Every child is a life. While the […]
Our communities are safer when we properly fund support services for young Queenslanders, not when we put them in prison cells. Currently, Queensland locks up more children than any other state. Instead, the Queensland government could be reinvesting these funds into the many alternatives to incarceration that will keep our communities safer in the longer […]
The US authorities are using automated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to deliberately target non-US citizens and pose risks to those who speak out for Palestinian rights, said Amnesty International, amid the country’s ongoing unlawful clampdown on migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Amnesty International reviewed documentation from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) public records, […]
Every four and a half years, the UN Human Rights Council reviews the human rights records of all member states. Recently, Amnesty made a submission to the United Nations as part of Australia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) – an important opportunity to hold the Australian Government accountable for its human rights record. Since the last […]
Amnesty International remains concerned with the state of human rights in Australia, and calls for the government to take action to protect and promote human rights.
24 hours, honouring 17,000 Palestinian children taken too soon As Parliament resumed last week, we did not stay silent. For 24 hours, as part of the Voices for Gaza vigil, we read the names of over 17,000 Palestinian children killed by Israel’s relentless bombardment in Gaza. One by one, all day and night, we remembered […]
The Syrian government must urgently step up efforts to prevent gender-based violence and promptly, thoroughly and impartially investigate cases of abducted and kidnapped Alawite women and girls, and hold perpetrators accountable, Amnesty International said today. Since February 2025, Amnesty International has received credible reports of at least 36 Alawite women and girls, aged between […]
Hosted by Action Aid Australia, Amnesty International Australia, Caritas, ChildFund Australia, MAA International, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Oxfam Australia, Plan International Australia, Save the Children Australia. For 24 hours, Members of Parliament, doctors, journalists, academics, actors, writers, and community members will read the names of over 17,000 Palestinian children killed in […]
Responding to reports and Cambodian government announcements that a crackdown on scamming compounds in the country is under way, Amnesty International’s Regional Research Director Montse Ferrer said: “A coordinated government response to Cambodia’s scamming crisis is long overdue. However, it is vital that authorities respect the human rights of individuals found in these locations, where […]
Over the past six months, the headlines have been dominated by stories of fear, division and hatred. However, activists around the world are working away to ensure hope prevails. Here are some of the human rights wins we can be proud of from January to June 2025: January Afghanistan In 2023, Amnesty International released a […]
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