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Amnesty International has today called on the Northern Territory Government to fast-track raising the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, saying that it is an unprecedented opportunity to divert children out of prison into therapeutic prevention and diversion programs. As part of releasing Safe, Thriving and Connected, an implementation plan for the Northern […]

Mahadine, an online activist in Chad, was released on 5 April after spending more than 18 months in prison on fabricated charges. He had been facing a life sentence for a Facebook post critical of the government. What happened? Mahadine was conditionally released on 5 April 2018 by the High Court of Ndjamena. The initial […]

5 April 2018 marked a sad anniversary. The Honorary Chair of Amnesty Turkey, Taner Kılıç, has spent the last 300 days wrongfully behind bars. But our fight for his freedom continues. Amnesty activists around the world took to the streets, all conveying the same strong message: No one should be imprisoned for defending human rights. […]

WOMAD What? For the past number of years, the SA/NT Branch Committee has taken an active role in organising an Amnesty Stall at the WOMADelaide Music Festival. A festival that celebrates diversity, equality, peace and understanding, it is the perfect place to meet other people from around the world to talk about and raise support […]

The Australian government must immediately scrap proposed new laws that, if passed, would suffocate the work of civil society, intimidate whistleblowers and limit scrutiny of government, Amnesty International said. The bills – the Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform Bill and the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill – are currently being reviewed […]

Let’s make this campaign so big that Twitter can’t ignore us. Buy a #ToxicTwitter ad and we’ll PUT IT ON Facebook and Twitter. We need to talk to Twitter in a way they understand – by using social media platforms to protest. With your help, we can reach thousands more people with this important message. […]

From China to Syria, Kenya to Egypt, girls and women are rising up and risking their lives to stand up for what they believe in. Activists, lawyers, sisters and students, these women have put their lives on the line, fought for lost loved ones and stood up for strangers. Now it’s their time to shine. […]

Your ability to raise your voice about issues you care about is under threat. The federal government has proposed new laws that will silence Australians and avoid accountability. The changes will tie charities up in red tape and make it difficult for us to use your crucial donations for the purpose they were given. Amnesty […]

In 2017 we saw hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and the formal closure of the Manus Island detention centre. We were all left with the question: where to from here? Amnesty Australia’s new Refugee Campaign Coordinator, Shankar Kasynathan, explains how Australians can do their bit to solve the world’s […]

By Milly Stilinovic The road to gender parity may seem long, but here are six ways you can help further the rights of women in 2018 to bring us all closer to equality. Throughout history, concerted efforts have been made to lift the profile of women in society; suffrage, liberation, the right to own property, […]