Action in solidarity of women and population of Iran. © Francesca Maceroni/Amnesty International Italia

DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Child rights Australia

Progress: The ACT is raising the age to 14

18 May 2023 | 11:42 am

The ACT is raising the age to 14, but not until 2015. It's progress, just not enough.

Death penalty Middle East

Good news: Sareh Sedighi-Hamadani’s death sentence overturned

16 May 2023 | 10:20 am

Sareh was targeted by Iranian authorities after speaking out in support of LGBTQIA+ rights on...

A group of young women in Qatar look at a billboard of a migrant worker with text 'What's a world cup without fair play?'

Women's rights Australia

Good news: Visit Saudi will not be a sponsor at the Women’s World Cup after criticism over country’s human rights record

17 March 2023 | 4:25 pm

Saudi’s tourism body, a country that denies basic human rights to women, tried to sponsor the...

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Middle East

Good news: Women’s rights defenders, Yasaman and her mother Monireh, were released from prison early

17 March 2023 | 3:14 pm

In Iran, it’s a crime for women to appear in public with their hair uncovered. Yasaman and...

Woman at protest holding sign that says 'We stand with women of Iran'.

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Australia

Wins: Australia steps up to fight climate change, refugees no longer in TPVs limbo, Yasaman and Monireh are free, and more

16 March 2023 | 12:06 pm

A snapshot of our collective impact — the latest stories of hope overcoming adversity.

A close up of the Amnesty International flag someone is waving as part of a protest.

Human rights Australia

Human rights wins to celebrate in 2022

9 December 2022 | 5:07 pm

Every action helps to free the wrongfully imprisoned, rewrite unjust laws and hold the powerful to...