The Palaszczuk Government must act now to keep around 150 Queensland children as young as 10 years old from losing their childhoods in prison each year, said Amnesty International in Brisbane today. The Queensland Government is currently harming 150 children across the state per year at a crucial time in their development, by locking up […]
The Zimbabwean authorities must stop arresting and harassing protesters and bystanders following post-election violence that has killed at least six people, Amnesty International said. More than 60 people have been arbitrarily arrested in the past seven days in a government crackdown on supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), whose leader Nelson Chamisa […]
Authorities must launch a prompt and effective investigation into the army’s killing of three protesters and injury of scores others following post elections violence, said Amnesty International. “It is unfortunate that this election has descended into bloodshed, which could have been avoided if security forces had exercised restraint against protesters. The army’s conduct should be […]
Indonesian security forces have unlawfully killed at least 95 people in little more than eight years in the restive eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua, with the overwhelming majority of perpetrators never being held to account for these crimes, Amnesty International reveals in a new report today. All but 10 of the victims were […]
Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries, is primarily dealing with the catastrophe that has befallen the Rohingya people. It is in the interests of advanced economies to lend a hand, writes Dr Stephen Moss. I recently returned from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh where I was part of an Amnesty International delegation. I witnessed first-hand […]
We have been attending Comic Con for the past few years with great results, last year we gained over 500 petition signatures over the weekend which is a great achievement, but we think we can do better! We hope to further educate the pop-culture society of what Amnesty International does as an organisation, inform them […]
The Amnesty International WA SkillSHARE for 2018 brought activists together for training sessions in ally-ship, values and frames, and shared conversations about their vision for the region. Our volunteer training team share their insights into the day. Jasmine Ruscoe “These days never fail to inspire me as I see the value and the power of […]
Across late 2017 early 2018, Amnesty ran the Group Health Check (GHC) survey for the first time in two years. A big thanks to our action group convenors and members who took part in the survey. This survey is opportunity for Amnesty to take the temperature of our action groups and to assess if our […]
Human rights campaigning is a long-game, and it can take years to see the results of our work – especially so for our refugee campaign. You may feel disheartened that the Australian Government has continued its harsh treatment of asylum seekers, but your work in 2017 has made a real difference for people in detention […]
Only around one in three Australians (36%) think the Turnbull Government is doing enough to protect kids in children’s prisons from abuse. This is the finding of a ReachTEL poll commissioned by Amnesty International, ahead of Friday’s release of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory report. The […]
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