Vietnamese human rights defender and Catholic priest, Father Nguyen Van Ly, has been released from prison – months ahead of his expected release date. What happened? In March 2007, pro-democracy activist Father Nguyen Van Ly was sentenced to eight years in prison for “conducting propaganda” against the state. Accusations against Father Ly included his involvement […]
NSW community organiser and long-time Amnesty supporter Amanda Atlee took the Hike the Himalayas challenge and recalls her journey to India. Tell us about yourself My name is Amanda Atlee, and I have the pleasure of working as the NSW Community Organiser for Amnesty International Australia. In my downtime I convene the Randwick Action Group […]
Loved Beyonce’s political stance at the Super Bowl? Laughed out loud at Nakkiah Lui’s Black Comedy? It’s exciting to see the push for black and Indigenous rights creeping into the mainstream. Here’s a few other home-grown young Indigenous heroes who are totally nailing it for progress — ‘like’ them before everyone else does. Rachael Hocking […]
Every year, Amnesty supporters across the globe write millions of letters on behalf of people whose basic human rights are being attacked. During late 2015 and early 2016, our supporters around the world wrote an astonishing 3.7 million letters, messages, emails and tweets as part of our global letter-writing marathon, Write for Rights. Success In […]
Five years ago, Bashar al-Assad’s government brutally suppressed mass protests which began on 15 March 2011. The violent response sparked the region’s most severe armed conflict. On the fifth anniversary of the start of the Syrian war, we look at eight key facts about the conflict and its devastating effects on the people of Syria. […]
Albert Woodfox, the last imprisoned member of the ‘Angola Three’, has been released after more than four decades in solitary confinement. What happened? Albert Woodfox was initially jailed alongside Herman Wallace and Robert King in 1971 following a conviction for armed robbery. In 1973 Wallace and Woodfox were confined to solitary in Louisiana State Penitentiary, […]
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the start of Syria’s violent civil war, Amnesty Intern Cheye Gameren reflects on the past five years. A lot can happen in five years Take a moment to think about it – five years is a long time. A lot can be achieved and a lot can be […]
As Australia heads into an election year and steps up its bid for a UN Human Rights Council seat, now is the time to show human rights leadership. Yet, Australia is missing the chance to be a world leader on human rights due to its failures on Indigenous and refugee rights and new draconian laws. […]
For over 50 years we’ve worked tirelessly with passionate supporters like you, to stop torture globally. People power is behind the success of all our work and we’d like to share with you some of the top recent successes that we’ve achieved together. 1. Claudia Medina With torture on the rise in Mexico, it remains […]
Hi. My name is Peter. I manage fundraising here at Amnesty International Australia. Along with some other charities, Amnesty has been criticised recently for our work with particular fundraising agencies. These agencies have been accused (in one case, rightly) of exploiting their workers. Let me be clear that this is absolutely not okay. My colleagues […]
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