On Tuesday night, young people from across the continent gathered at the online Youth on the Mic forum to voice their human rights concerns ahead of the upcoming federal election. Organised by Amnesty International Australia in collaboration with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Tomorrow Movement, Seed, and Green Music Australia, the event united the diverse […]
Here are our top 10 songs by local artists (in no particular order) to get your People-Powered Playlist started! There’s a 1975 song by Bob Dylan called ‘Hurricane’ that you’d probably recognise if you heard it. It’s one of those timeless classics that still gets played on the radio occasionally; a song that tells a […]
Responding to the release from Israeli prison of Ahmad Manasra, a Palestinian arrested at the age of 13, after nine and a half years imprisonment, Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said: “Ahmad Manasra’s release today is a huge relief for him and for his family, but nothing […]
By Asif Ali Asif fled Pakistan for Australia in 2012, seeking safety and a better future. After enduring incredibly difficult conditions on his journey, he was finally granted a permanent visa following 12 years in limbo. Asif now embraces life as a passionate foodie, avid explorer, and lover of the open road. Twelve years. That’s […]
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Explore stories of courage, resilience, hope and the search for safety with this list of 6 children’s books: 1. Welcome by Barroux This illustrated book by Barroux explores themes of migration and refugees, difference and belonging as it tells the story of three polar bears adrift in the ocean after part of their ice float […]
Myanmar’s military must refrain from deliberate air strikes and other forms of attack on civilian targets in areas impacted by last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, Amnesty International said today as it called for aid to more quickly reach people in the epicentre of the disaster. Testimony gathered by Amnesty International in the days following the earthquake […]
Responding to reports of widescale damage from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake reported in central and other parts of Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher Joe Freeman said: “This earthquake could not come at a worse time for Myanmar. More than three million people remain internally displaced from armed conflict that has raged since the 2021 military coup. […]
Just one year after its passage, Hong Kong’s Article 23 law has further squeezed people’s freedoms and enabled authorities to intensify their crackdown on peaceful activism in the city and beyond, Amnesty International said. “Over the past year, Article 23 has been used to entrench a ‘new normal’ of systematic repression of dissent, criminalising peaceful […]
Thailand has long positioned itself as a champion of gender equality and made various pledges at the international level to protect women’s and LGBTI rights. However, the reality is that women and LGBTI activists in the country continue to face severe gender-based violence facilitated by digital technology. While seen by Australians as an LGBTI friendly […]
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