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A second consecutive night-time attack on Palestinian worshippers at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque illustrates the sheer brutality of Israel’s apartheid, Amnesty International said today. Israeli security forces stormed the mosque compound at around 10.30 pm last night, shortly after evening prayers. They fired stun grenades and used rifle butts to beat Palestinians who had gathered at […]

In 2022, we saw new or renewed conflicts break out and prolonged ones persist across 156 countries.

A snapshot of our collective impact — the latest stories of hope overcoming adversity.

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.

Amnesty International Australia calls for the Ministerial Conference of the Bali Process to urgently implement a coordinated and regional response to a worsening crisis for people seeking asylum and refuge, including Rohingya from Myanmar fleeing violence and persecution.

The Myanmar military continues to arbitrarily arrest, torture and murder people with impunity two years after launching a coup, Amnesty International said today, calling for increased global action and solidarity ahead of the anniversary on 1 February. Since the coup, nearly 3,000 people have been killed, 1.5 million have been internally displaced, more than 13,000 […]

‘We have been fighting, surviving, resisting and being resilient for over 200 years and still we must fight.’

What we read to our kids and loved this year, from the staff at Amnesty International Australia.

Shahnewaz Chowdhury’s was arrested for his Facebook post and detained for 80 days under Bangladesh’s oppressive Digital Security Act.

Older people in Ukraine have been disproportionately impacted by death and injury during Russia’s invasion.