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Responding to inspectors from the UN suspending their visit to Australia after being denied access to places of detention, Amnesty International Australia Impact Director Tim O’Connor said: “This is an international embarrassment and shows how paper-thin the commitment to Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture [OPCAT] is. “Even though this important international treaty was […]

Small actions from compassionate people have big impacts. Here are a handful from the past few months.

Facebook owner Meta’s systems contributed to violence against the Rohingya people and Meta owes reparations.

Why are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the most incarcerated people in the world?

Follow-up report highlights the state’s response to peaceful protest in Poland, especially towards LGBTQI+ activism.

Iranian and Turkish security forces have repeatedly pushed back Afghans who attempt to cross their borders to reach safety.

Amnesty would like to see the new government action the following pledges.

What is the right to protest, why governments are suppressing it and why it is important that we fight for this right in Australia.

Responding to the series of attacks leading to about 120 deaths and injuries in areas dominated by Hazara Shia communities in west Kabul over the last few days, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s regional researcher, said: “The systematic attacks on the marginalised and persecuted Hazara Shia community in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against humanity and […]

Russian activist Yulia Tsvetkova has been acquitted of ‘pornography’ charges for posting her body-positive illustrations of women online.