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With the world’s eyes fixated on Gaza, Israeli forces have over the past four months unleashed a brutal wave of violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, carrying out unlawful killings, including by using lethal force without necessity or disproportionately during protests and arrest raids, and denying medical assistance to those injured, said Amnesty […]

After a decade of inaction, we have an opportunity to ensure our human rights are protected by law in Australia. We know that 73% of Australians support introducing a Human Rights Act to protect our Human rights in law. Together, we can make this a reality.

In 2007, Kacey Keeton, a 49-year-old lawyer from Alabama, was assigned the case of Rocky Myers, a Black man who has spent nearly three decades on death row. In this wide-ranging Q&A, she details the multiple injustices he has faced, why the use of nitrogen hypoxia is hugely disturbing, and why she’s determined to fight […]

As Chinese worker’s rights and women’s rights activist Li Qiaochu is expected to face trial today on the charge of “inciting subversion of state power”, the Head of Amnesty International’s China Team, Sarah Brooks, said: “In reconvening Li Qiaochu’s trial, Chinese authorities are trying to put a veneer of legitimacy over years of harassment and […]

Amnesty International shared its findings with the Iranian authorities on 24 November but has thus far received no response.

Our blogs are written by Amnesty International staff, volunteers and other interested individuals to raise awareness and encourage action around human rights issues. They do not necessarily represent the views of Amnesty International. Every year on 29 November, Amnesty International observes International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Palestinians have faced systematic oppression, displacement […]

Atikah Mekki, a Sudanese-Australian student of politics and law, reflects on the six-month anniversary of the Sudan conflict. Sunday 15 October 2023 was the six-month anniversary of the outbreak of the war in Sudan, Northeast Africa. I still remember the night my family and I heard the news at our home in Canberra. It was […]

This blatant double standard is not only discriminatory, but also demonstrates a concerningly selective approach to human rights.

Criminalizing abortion is the biggest contributing factor to the estimated 35 million unsafe abortions happening every year.abortion

On 24 November 2022, at least 10 people died in an apartment fire in the city of Urumqi, northwest China. They were reportedly prevented from escaping due to strict covid-19 controls. All those who died were Uyghurs, an ethnic group that has endured a campaign of systematic human rights violations by the Chinese government. The […]