Amnesty International’s record-breaking Write for Rights campaign launches today, marking 20 years of the global letter-writing drive. Since 2001, the organization has collected millions of messages written in support of people who are unjustly detained or persecuted, and Write for Rights has become the world’s biggest human rights event.
The winners of Amnesty International Australia’s 2021 Media Awards have been announced, recognising excellence in reporting on human rights.
A Bill called “Stop LGBT” is about to be debated in Polish Parliament. Yes, you read that right – there is no subtlety here. The ‘Stop LGBT’ bill would ban Pride marches and any other public gatherings that “promote” non-heterosexual sexual orientations, and diverse gender identities. The Polish government’s normalisation of hateful rhetoric has created […]
Across Australia, children as young as 10 are charged, brought before a court, sentenced and locked up behind bars. Despite overwhelming evidence from health experts, social workers, Indigenous leaders, legal experts and human rights organisations, Australian Governments are choosing to lock up children as young as 10 years old. This disproportionately impacts Indigenous youth. We […]
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
With just one year to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup, time is running out for Qatar to deliver on its promise to abolish the kafala sponsorship system and better protect migrant workers, Amnesty International said today. In Reality Check 2021, a new analysis of Qatar’s progress towards overhauling its labour system, the organization […]
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for the keynote address the Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s Sydney Dialogue today, Amnesty International Australia has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison – who will also address the conference – not to trade away human rights in dealings with India. Recent research from Amnesty Tech revealed that extensive […]