Crisis response Middle East Gaza: Fears of further bloodshed as Israel adopts ‘zero tolerance’ policy 19 October 2018 | 5:00 pm Fears of escalating bloodshed are rising ahead of planned protests in Gaza later today after... Read More
LGBTQI rights Australia Seven times marriage changed and the world didn’t end 25 October 2017 | 10:51 am In Australia, the definition of marriage has changed 20 times. On average, that’s an amendment to... Read More
Refugees Australia From refugee to pioneering surgeon: Munjed Al Muderis 15 August 2018 | 5:19 pm Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis fled Saddam Hussein’s Iraq after refusing to cut off the... Read More
Indigenous rights Australia ‘Why I didn’t celebrate Australia Day’ 24 January 2017 | 10:55 am For me, like many other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, “Australia Day” is not a... Read More
Human Rights Global Khashoggi: Turkey must seek UN Inquiry, Saudi-Turkish Cooperation Essential to Credibility 19 October 2018 | 6:51 am Turkey should urgently ask UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish a United Nations... Read More
Activism Global How to talk about human rights with anyone 18 October 2018 | 12:52 pm By Sam Hagaman, Communications Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia We’ve all had... Read More
Refugees Australia PM Morrison must act now to stop escalating Nauru crisis 18 October 2018 | 10:16 am With the critical situation on Nauru deteriorating even further, Amnesty International is calling... Read More
Individuals at risk Asia Mother Mushroom: Vietnamese blogger released and exiled 17 October 2018 | 9:46 pm Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, a prominent Vietnamese blogger also known by her pseudonym, Mẹ... Read More
Middle East Syria: A year after Raqqa, US-led Coalition’s ongoing denials an insult to survivors 15 October 2018 | 11:03 am Disappointing Pentagon communiqué spurns liability for civilian casualties Coalition strikes... Read More
Human Rights Australia Religious Freedoms Review: The ‘right to discriminate’ exemptions must go 12 October 2018 | 1:57 pm Responding to news that all 20 recommendations of the report of the Religious Freedoms Review have... Read More
Refugees Australia Minister, activist, refugee: John Jegasothy 12 October 2018 | 1:57 pm Reverend John Jegasothy and his family sought safety in Australia, after fleeing Sri Lanka’s... Read More
Death penalty North America Washington Becomes the 20th US State to Abolish the Death Penalty 12 October 2018 | 9:53 am Reacting to news that the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty violates its... Read More
Refugees Central America USA: Catastrophic immigration policies resulted in more family separations than previously disclosed 12 October 2018 | 12:30 am The US government has deliberately adopted immigration policies and practices that caused... Read More
