By Margaret Huang, executive director at Amnesty International USA On the 20th of January, the eyes of the world will be on Washington, DC as a new U.S. president takes the oath of office. Donald J. Trump and his administration will assume responsibility for upholding the laws of the land – including the United States’ […]
Ciarán McCormack is an Amnesty Blogging competition finalist. He writes, blogs, tweets and posts on social justice and sustainability. He is also Social Media Manager for Right Now Inc. In the remote township of Nhill in western Victoria, Karen-Burmese refugees now make up 10 per cent per cent of the town’s population and 18 per […]
Shocking reports from the UN that scores of civilians have been extrajudicially executed by advancing Syrian government forces in eastern Aleppo point to apparent war crimes, said Amnesty International. The organization is making an urgent plea for all parties to the conflict to protect the civilian population. The UN human rights office said it had […]
Imran Mohammad is Amnesty International Australia’s Blogging Competition 2016 winner. Imran, now 22, fled Myanmar at age 16 and taught himself to read and write English while being held on Manus Island. Here is his powerful winning entry. I’m a passionate young writer incarcerated by the Australian Government for over three years on Manus Island, […]
Amnesty International Australia’s Organising Team has been working with thousands of grassroots activists across the country in 2016 to build a stronger, more resourceful activist base. We’ve been developing the skills of our existing and future activist leaders in readiness for our 2020 vision work. Here are some highlights of what we’ve achieved in 2016: […]
The Board held its 4th quarter meeting over the weekend of 26 and 27 November, and we have some exciting updates to share. As you know, in our 2020 Vision we have committed to protect and defend more lives. To meet this important goal, we approved key project plans for the upcoming year: Continue our […]
In a bold move which has received both praise and cries of being ‘unAustralian’, the The City of Fremantle has cancelled its Australia Day festivities, instead celebrating its National Day on 28 January. Its new family-friendly event, labelled “One Day” will replace the traditional fireworks display and include an impressive list of performances from artists […]
There is an urgent need for governments around the world to provide better protection for women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees, who face appalling levels of sexual and gender based violence at every stage of their journeys. “Imagine living in a refugee camp where you are too scared to go […]
By Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General That which unites us is always greater than that which divides us. Yet, around the world, the forces of division seem to be gathering momentum. Walls rising up along borders, hatred and fear welling up within and between populations, repressive laws assailing basic freedoms. The US election results, […]
Today’s announcement by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on third country resettlement is an extreme step in shirking responsibility by the Australian Government. Prime Minister Turnbull today announced that the Australian Government is in discussions with the United States for some of the refugees warehoused on Nauru and Manus Island to be settled in the US […]
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