Amnesty International has welcomed the Philippines Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights convening a second inquiry on Amnesty International’s ‘Above The Law: Torture in the Police’ report, following a resolution passed in January to respond to the evidence included in the report regarding widespread torture in the Philippine National Police. Zero conviction rate concerning […]
Our new report, By Hook or By Crook: Australia’s Abuse of Asylum Seekers at Sea, reveals damning evidence of Australian officials paying boat crews to return people seeking asylum to Indonesia and abusive treatment of the women, men and children on board. Transparency Good governments live up to the values of the public who elected […]
In July 2015, 29 intrepid travellers hiked the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia to raise funds for Amnesty. Hiker Sharon shares her experience. I have recently completed a goal that I started over a year ago – raising funds for Amnesty by hiking the Larapinta Trail in Central Australia. I am not a professional that […]
The Syrian war has been going on for four years – it’s time for the Prime Minister to show some humanity and for Australia to accept its fair share of people fleeing conflict. Heartbreaking stories In the last week, the world’s eyes have been opened to the huge number of people escaping the horror of […]
Dear journalists, Please stop referring to refugees in Europe as ‘migrants’. Please, please, please. I know you’re just taking your cue from the European newswires. I get it. But you need to do some find-and-replacing on that stuff before it goes to air/print. It may seem like a small thing, but it’s not. It’s important. […]
June Oscar AO is a Bunuba Leader from the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia. Here she discusses Aboriginal youth justice in Western Australia and her vision of the solution — community programs that support young people and families. What’s the problem? There are many complex issues stemming from Western Australia’s colonial legacy. One issue is that […]
Graham Thom, Amnesty International Australia’s Refugee Coordinator, recently spent a week in Geneva for the two most important meetings on the refugee campaign calendar. Here, Graham reveals five things that stood out to him during this trip. 1. Syrian refugees are most in need of resettlement while solutions for the Rohingya remain distant Issues relating […]
On 13 April, after an international outcry, five women activists criminally detained in China were released on bail. What happened? At 4 m on 6 March 2015, activists Wei Tingting and Wang Man were detained and taken to Haidian Police Station in Beijing. Within 24 hours they were joined by Li Tingting (aka Li Maizi), […]
Khaled lives in western Sydney with his wife Rhamia and their six children. He’s just one of around 500 Syrian refugees who’ve started a new life in Australia. In his own words, this is his story. Life was very good I was a businessman in Syria; I had five companies, including a car and freight […]
Ten women housing rights defenders and a Buddhist monk, all jailed after short summary trials and some suffering from serious health issues, must be released immediately and unconditionally. The 11 were arrested after two related peaceful protests in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh in November last year. Cynical use of law “These activists are victims of […]
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