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Rohingya children peer out from behind a fence in a rural village in Myanmar.

Crisis response Asia

Myanmar: Australia must cease support as Rohingya returns plan puts thousands at risk

15 November 2018 | 2:50 pm

Bangladesh and Myanmar authorities must immediately halt plans to send Rohingya refugees back to...

146 stuffed toys behind bars out the front of Queensland Parliament House. For each teddy there is a child under 14 behind bars in Queensland

Community is everything Australia

Overcrowding in Queensland children’s prisons becoming human rights crisis

15 November 2018 | 12:37 pm

In response to an incident at Brisbane Youth Detention Centre earlier this week, and reports of a...

Crisis response Middle East

Gaza: Civilian lives must be spared as fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups escalates

14 November 2018 | 7:16 am

Responding to the escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian armed groups in Gaza...

The al-Shaymeh Education Complex for Girls after it was struck by missiles fired by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, Hodeidah, 9 November 2015. © Amnesty International

Crisis response Australia

Eyewitness describes terrifying scenes as explosions rock hospital in central Hodeidah, Yemen

13 November 2018 | 8:04 am

Area around main public hospital al-Thawra comes under sustained attack Medical worker describes...

Crisis response Australia

Australian Government must suspend military exports to Saudi Arabia

12 November 2018 | 1:53 pm

Responding to reports of a “vast offensive” underway to capture Hodeidah city from Huthi...

Crisis response Middle East

Yemen: Huthi gunmen raid hospital as Hodeidah’s civilians face imminent onslaught

8 November 2018 | 6:48 am

Civilians in Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah will pay a terrible price amid the battle...

Sign calling for rehabilitation not incarceration at Don Dale vigil.

Community is everything Australia

Don Dale Detention Centre at crisis point

7 November 2018 | 3:39 pm

In response to an incident at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Darwin overnight, Amnesty...

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Europe

Turkey: Judicial farce must end with acquittal of human rights defenders

6 November 2018 | 9:34 pm

Almost a year-and-a-half after they were first arrested, and still facing absurd charges, Amnesty...

White graffiti of hands behind bars on a black wall

Human Rights Middle East

Egypt: At least 19 arrested in alarming escalation of crackdown on human rights workers

2 November 2018 | 8:26 am

The Egyptian authorities have stepped up their onslaught against the human rights community by...

Venue for an Amnesty International fundraiser at Parliament House in Brisbane.

Human Rights Australia

Queensland Human Rights Bill a welcome and principled move

29 October 2018 | 5:02 pm

Amnesty International applauds the Queensland Government’s reported announcement that this week...

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