Two years after the fatal shooting of the human rights defender and Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco, and her driver, Anderson Gomes, on 14 March 2018, the crime remains unsolved and has become an example of the impunity regarding violence against human rights defenders in Brazil, said Amnesty International today. “Two years is […]
Human rights advocate and Game Over ambassador Craig Foster updates us on the campaign to end offshore detention and get people trapped in Papua New Guinea and Nauru to safety. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Game Over campaign. We’re now a movement of 50,000 everyday Australians and building. Together we […]
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According to one of the largest global surveys Amnesty International has ever undertaken, young Australian adults echoed the concerns of their counterparts in 22 countries by nominating climate change as the most important issue for the global community. Amnesty’s polls asked young adults to give their views on the current state of human rights in […]
The Iraqi authorities must ensure anti-riot police and other security forces in Baghdad immediately stop using two previously unseen types of tear gas grenade to kill rather than disperse protesters, Amnesty International urged today after its investigation found they caused at least five protester deaths in as many days. Amnesty International carried out telephone and […]
The past few months have seen a seemingly massive surge in protests globally.
The University of WA Amnesty Group are hosting their annual AGM The meeting will begin with reports from the top four executives to discuss the progress the group has made in 2019. We will then move on to discussing and voting upon constitutional amendments The meeting will close with voting for the 2020 executive – […]
Eyewitnesses report security forces ‘choking’ protesters with large amounts of tear gas, spraying hot water on crowds and firing live ammunition Many received shrapnel injuries, some consistent with police use of stun grenades Internet cut off, with one protester saying ‘We are cut off from the world. It’s just us and the forces here facing […]
Responding to yesterday’s clashes in Papua, that led to the deaths of dozens of people, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “This is one of the bloodiest days in the past 20 years in Papua, claiming at least 24 lives within 24 hours.” “This is one of the bloodiest days in the past […]
By Dr Meg Perkins, PhD MAPS Most experts in the world agree that 10 years old is far too young to be held criminally responsible, and certainly far too young to be in prison. This is my view as a psychologist, having studied the neurological issues related to children in prison. In short: if you […]