Sometimes, a letter can change someone’s life. And that’s what ‘Write for Rights’ is all about. Amnesty’s global letter-writing campaign, Write for Rights, kicks off again in November 2016. Around the world, people will write to defend freedoms stolen from others. Last year, Amnesty supporters wrote an astonishing 3.7 million letters and messages as part […]
The Lao authorities should lift all restrictions on journalists and allow them to do their job and move freely. The organisation’s call comes as foreign journalists arriving in Laos to cover USA President Barack Obama’s participation in the US-ASEAN Summit from 6-8 September have been told that their articles and broadcasts will have to be […]
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Amnesty International has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement of an independent review into Queensland youth detention centres, and called for the terms of reference to be defined in consultation with Indigenous communities and the youth justice sector. Attorney General Yvette D’ath today announced the review will focus on the practices, operation and oversight of Queensland’s […]
When you’re bombarded by daily news of conflict, terror, unfair imprisonment and the mistreatment of refugees, it’s sometimes hard to keep a positive outlook and believe that you can help change things for the better. But, by looking further than the attention-grabbing headlines, you’ll see that progress is happening all around the world thanks to […]
In response to the horrific treatment of children at Don Dale and concerns raised about other youth prisons, Indigenous and human rights advocates are calling for Australia to ratify the Optional Protocol on the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). Julian Cleary, Indigenous Rights Campaigner from Amnesty International breaks down what OPCAT actually is and why it […]
August 4 is 2016 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, a day where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. We chatted to AFL footballer Jarrad Oakley Nicholls about his important work as a mentor for Indigenous kids. Tell us about yourself I was raised […]
Chilling footage showing detained Indigenous children being tear gassed and a child being hooded and strapped to a restraint chair in Australia’s Northern Territory must serve as a wakeup call for the government on the need to urgently change its policies on juvenile detention. The organization is calling on Australia’s authorities to immediately ratify the […]
The Thai authorities must immediately drop the criminal investigation against three of the country’s most prominent human rights activists, including the chair of Amnesty International Thailand, who could be charged tomorrow for documenting and publishing a report about torture by Thai security forces. Somchai Homla-or, Anchana Heemmina, and Porpen Khongkaconkiet, who was appointed Chair of […]
The abuses carried out against children shown in last night’s Four Corners program are a shocking violation of both the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention against Torture. The Australian Government must immediately launch an investigation into the NT youth detention system, and take action to prevent the abuse of […]
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