We are Kubilay Kaan, Kris Lee, Ramila Chanisheff, Tsewang Thupten, and Xiaogang Zhang — youth activists, former refugees and leaders of our communities in Australia who still must use pseudonyms to protect our loved ones living under the Chinese Communist Party. Together, we represent the Uyghur, Tibetan, Hong Konger and Chinese communities who suffer horrendous […]
On the 21st World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International Australia is asking supporters to petition the Governor of Alabama to commute Rocky Myers’ death sentence. October 10 is World Day Against the Death Penalty. On this day every year, the Global Coalition Against the Death Penalty – which Amnesty International is a founding […]
In the last few months, we’ve recorded some big wins for human rights Australia-wide. We’ve seen groundbreaking progress in our fight to end offshore detention, and increased community support for people seeking asylum. We’ve rallied local communities to support the Voice to Parliament. And we’ve kicked off Write for Rights 2023, the world’s biggest human […]
Welcome to Amnesty’s Write for Rights (‘W4R’) activist toolkit. In it you’ll find everything you need to join in with the Write for Rights 2023 campaign. Write for Rights brings millions of compassionate people together around the world – because when we challenge injustice, we change lives. Quick links: 2023 Cases, How does W4R work, […]
In August alone, Saudi Arabia executed an average of 4 people per week, including one Pakistani man who was executed for drug smuggling.
Accessibility – The Amnesty International website has built in accessibility tools to help ensure that our activism is inclusive. To open the accessibility menu click on the accessibility icon located at the bottom right of your screen. A Voice to Parliament will be a representative body of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples that will […]
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