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DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Activists demand Shell own up and pay up

Activism Africa

Nigeria: 2020 could be Shell’s year of reckoning

10 February 2020 | 11:01 am

In 2020 Shell will face unprecedented legal scrutiny over decades of human rights abuses...

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

Australia must raise human rights concerns during president Joko Widodo visit

9 February 2020 | 12:47 pm

Amnesty International Australia and Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman urge the...

A Venezuelan opposition demonstrator waves a flag at the riot police in a clash during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas in 2017

Refugees South America

Peru: Unlawfully turning away Venezuelans seeking protection

4 February 2020 | 4:53 pm

Peru is betraying its tradition of solidarity with Venezuelans seeking protection and is now...

Charles, a 13 year old boy, sorts stones containing cobalt with his father, on the shore of Lake Malo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. May 2015.

Child labour Global

South Africa: Mining gathering must confront human rights violations

4 February 2020 | 9:17 am

Mining companies and their stakeholders, including investors, governments and politicians, must...

Human Rights Australia

Amnesty International Asia Pacific report presents a dim picture of Australia’s human rights record

30 January 2020 | 3:00 am

The publication of Amnesty International’s annual flagship report should be a wake-up call to...

Human Rights Middle East

USA / Israel and OPT: Dismal ‘Peace’ deal would exacerbate violations

29 January 2020 | 12:10 pm

The Trump administration’s dismal package of proposals to violate international law and further...