Today is a very special day in our human rights calendar. It’s International Women’s Day (IWD). A day in which the incredible feats of women are championed and the inequalities and prejudices against us that still exist today are challenged globally. In 2017 the theme of IWD is #Beboldforchange, so we wanted to shine the […]
Featuring central characters with a strong social conscience who stand up for a range of human rights issues, to protagonists who champion the importance of strength and courage in the face of adversity, it’s time to shake up your reading list with these inspiring novels. The Color Purple by Alice Walker: Celie Set against a […]
In a blow to the rights of LGBTQI students in the US, President Trump has revoked landmark guidance from the former Obama administration, which allowed transgender students to use the bathroom matching the gender they identify with. “Reversing this guidance tells trans kids that it’s OK with the Trump administration and the Department of Education […]
Don Dale youth detention centre. Manus. Nauru. Many Australians visited these places in 2016, if only in their imagination. In reality, a small number of people witnessed firsthand what was happening – or worse, lived through it. Even fewer spoke up about it, but their courage made the difference. Horrors committed every day and long […]
What would you do, if you belonged to a community that was facing discrimination and even genocide, and the country of your birth had no laws to protect you or your children? Would you stay, waiting to be killed whilst you buried your loved ones? The Hazaras are one such community that are mostly Shia […]
There is an unbelievable amount of tragedy in the world. People are imprisoned and killed for things like sharing a thought, defending people in need and simply existing in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, there’s also immense kindness, selflessness and a belief that every person deserves the same basic human rights. But […]
Dylan Voller, a boy who was tortured at Don Dale detention centre, has been released on bail from prison eight months early, to participate in a youth rehabilitation program. What happened? Dylan Voller shot to national attention as one of the young boys abused and tortured by NT juvenile detention centre guards, as exposed by […]
The Amnesty Northcote local action group celebrated World Human Rights Day on 10 December in Melbourne style with arts, music and great food. The evening featured works on human rights issues by poets, rappers and songwriters. Jane Hunt, former CEO of Women Fitted for Work, was one of the judges in the performance competition on […]
Every year write for rights gets bigger and better, and in 2016, Amnesty activists across the globe collected an astounding 3.4 million actions (and counting). Here in Australia, we gathered a phenomenal 125,000 actions! A massive thank you to all of you who helped us reach this staggering figure. We’d like to give a big […]
Whistleblower and human rights hero Edward Snowden thanks the more than 1 million supporters who raised their voices for him. “I want to thank you, humbly and with a full heart, for your unwavering advocacy and support. More than a million of you came together to say in one voice that the truth matters. My […]
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