For over six months, as people have taken to the streets, signed petitions, sent emails, and called politicians, the Australian government has strengthened their policies and positions concerning the outbreak of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel. They have called for a ceasefire, for the protection of civilians and respect for international law, […]
On 29 December 2023, the government of South Africa brought a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It accused Israel of acts and failures to act that are genocidal in character and called for immediate provisional measures to protect the people of Gaza.
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 […]
What does January 26 mean to you? A day off work? A day at the beach? Hosting barbecue and listening to music? A day of reflection or learning? A day of mourning? A celebration of survival? January 26 marks the colonisation of Australia and the grief, heartache and pain that this has inflicted on First […]
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 […]
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