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Amnesty International Candle on ledge
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Middle East
Iraq: Testimonies emerge of coordinated attacks which killed at least 20 protesters
8 December 2019 | 11:55 am

Amnesty International has gathered detailed eyewitness testimony of the coordinated attack by unidentified gunmen in Baghdad last night, which claimed at least 20 lives and left more than 130 injured. The organisation also verified footage from Baghdad that corroborated testimony of witnesses who described the arrival of fleets of gunmen. Witnesses describe how “endless gunmen” […]

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Middle East
Iran: More than 100 protesters believed to be killed as top officials give green light to crush protests
20 November 2019 | 11:18 am

Verified video footage, eyewitness testimony from people on the ground and information gathered from human rights activists outside Iran reveal a harrowing pattern of unlawful killings by Iranian security forces, which have used excessive and lethal force to crush largely peaceful protests in more than 100 cities across Iran sparked by a hike in fuel […]

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Lebanon protests explained
15 November 2019 | 2:04 pm

Mass demonstrations Mass protests swept across Lebanon shortly after the government announced new tax measures on 17 October. In unprecedented scenes tens of thousands of peaceful protesters from different religious and class sectors of society assembled in cities across the country accusing the political leadership of corruption and calling for social and economic reforms. Waving […]

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Two activists protest in support of a woman charged with miscarriage Northern Ireland
Women's rights Africa
One week after NSW decriminalisation: jailing Moroccan journalist for having abortion a shocking reminder of global violation of women’s rights
1 October 2019 | 3:29 pm

Hajar Raissouni jailed for a year, along with her fiancé, while medical staff also jailed Raissouni, who has previously criticised the authorities, says case against her is politically-motivated Responding to news that the Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni has been sentenced to one year in prison after being convicted of having an abortion, Amnesty International Australia […]

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Indonesian Police with full gear
International and crisis Asia
Indonesia: Investigate dozens of deaths, restore security and rights in Papua
24 September 2019 | 9:11 pm

Responding to yesterday’s clashes in Papua, that led to the deaths of dozens of people, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “This is one of the bloodiest days in the past 20 years in Papua, claiming at least 24 lives within 24 hours.” “This is one of the bloodiest days in the past […]

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A man and a woman hold a yellox box with a sign on it reading: 17,838 people signed to get kids out of watch houses
Community is Everything Australia
Good News: Queensland to better protect kids in the justice system
9 September 2019 | 4:10 pm

After thousands of human rights supporters spoke out, the Queensland Parliament has now reformed the Youth Justice Act to ensure that children spend as little time as possible in detention centres and harmful police watch houses. On 22 August Queensland’s Parliament debated and passed Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. In passing the […]

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An illustration of a young boy in a prison cell
Community is Everything Australia
Latest figures prove locking up kids doesn’t work
27 August 2019 | 5:38 pm

In response to figures released by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019. (Young people returning to sentenced youth justice supervision 2017–18) Joel Clark, Indigenous Rights Advocate said: “The figures released today are yet more evidence that keeping kids locked up doesn’t work. It is shocking that four out of five kids released from sentenced […]

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A family from Syria - two parents and two children - with an elderly gentleman, sitting around a table laughing as the boy climbs onto his dad's lap.
Refugee rights Australia
Welcoming refugees through sponsorship
27 August 2019 | 1:39 pm

Over the past few years, Amnesty International offices on four continents have been working to support refugees in a way and on a scale never seen before. The goal? To increase the number of people who can start their lives in a safe country. The method? Community sponsorship. At its heart, community sponsorship is a […]

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A rainbow coloured parade of people with banners and placards, marching on a sunny day.
Global
30 human rights wins worth celebrating
23 August 2019 | 4:24 pm

Thanks to a combination of fierce campaigning and people power, 2019 has seen some major human rights wins so far! January As a tribute to Julián Carrillo, an environmental rights defender killed in October 2018, we launched Caught between bullets and neglect, a digest on Mexico’s failure to protect environmental human rights defenders. Just a […]

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A grey concrete building with guard tower, seen through razor wire fencing.
Community is Everything Australia
NT Government again ignores experts re. placement of Don Dale facility
15 August 2019 | 4:30 pm

Amnesty International has joined the voices of the Aboriginal Peak Organisation of Northern Territory and others in condemning the proposed site of the new Don Dale youth detention facility. In response to the news that the new facility will be built next to an adult prison, Rodney Dillon, Indigenous Rights Advisor at Amnesty International Australia […]

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