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.
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 […]
Over the past few years, Amnesty International offices on four continents have been working to support refugees in a way and on a scale never seen before. The goal? To increase the number of people who can start their lives in a safe country. The method? Community sponsorship. At its heart, community sponsorship is a […]
Police in the Philippines are operating with total impunity killing people from poor neighbourhoods as part of President Duterte’s murderous anti-drugs campaign, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, “They just kill”, Amnesty is calling for the UN Human Rights Council to immediately open an investigation into gross human rights violations and possible crimes […]
However dire and widespread the human rights abuses of the last year may feel, we each have a role to play in making the world we want to live in a better place for all. Here are just five things you can do for human rights this year: 1) Spread the word on social One […]
Community organising at AIA is about building power, it is about empowering people to be able to take the lead and make change in their own communities. It’s about investing in people and giving them the tools they need so that they can stand up for the human rights issues they are most passionate about. […]
November 2018 Want to find out what is happening next year? Join our NSW regional update on 17 December at 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The NSW Branch Committee wants to share our ideas for 2019, when the BC will become the NSW Activism Leadership Committee (ALC). Who are we and what will we be doing? The […]
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