DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights Global

UN move to draft a convention on rights of older people ‘a major step forward’

4 April 2025 | 11:57 am

Responding to today’s resolution by the UN Human Rights Council to establish a working group...

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Human rights Australia

More than 6 months on from his release, what does freedom look like for Julian Assange?

12 March 2025 | 3:45 pm

“I plead guilty to journalism” – Julian Assange Julian Assange’s 14-year global...

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Death penalty North America

Thanks to your support, Rocky Myers death sentence has been commuted after 30 years

7 March 2025 | 10:47 am

Rocky, now a 63-year-old man – father of four, grandfather to nine, and great-grandfather to...

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Refugee rights Australia

Community-led refugee program is here to stay – thanks to your support

28 February 2025 | 12:39 pm

The Australian Government has announced that a program that allows refugees to be sponsored by...

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Human rights Australia

World Day of Social Justice

20 February 2025 | 9:01 am

This World Day of Social Justice, we recognise the importance of our Amnesty supporters and...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Middle East

Saudi woman imprisoned for tweeting in support of women’s rights released after four-year ordeal

14 February 2025 | 9:19 am

Responding to the release of Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi Arabian woman, who has spent more than four...

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