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Media Awards: Meet the 2021 Radio Finalists
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
Egypt: Retry 36 men facing execution following unfair trials by emergency courts
Despite the lifting of Egypt’s state of emergency, at least 36 men remain at risk of execution following convictions by grossly unfair emergency courts.
INDONESIA: Authorities must investigate frightening attack on human rights defender’s parents
On the morning of 7 November, two unidentified men on a motorcycle threw three explosive packages into the garage of the house of Veronica Koman, a human rights lawyer working in Australia’s parents in Jakarta.
Singapore: Halt ‘despicable’ and unlawful execution of Malaysian national
Singapore must halt plans to execute a Malaysian man who is due to be hanged next week on drug charges, Amnesty International said today.
Media Awards: Meet the 2021 Cartoon Finalists
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists: 7 actions you can take today
Together we can fight to protect journalists, and secure a free press by ending impunity for crimes against journalists and calling for governments to provide greater protections for journalists under threat.
Global: A critical opportunity to ban killer robots – while we still can
Amnesty International and the Stop Killer Robots campaign today unveiled a social media filter which provides a terrifying glimpse of the future of war, policing and border control.
Covid-19: G20 leaders must not repeat their failure over equal access to vaccines
G20 leaders meeting in Rome must put aside greed and selfishness and ensure the fair global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, said Amnesty International ahead of this year’s G20 Summit in Rome, Italy, which takes place from 30-31 October.
Madagascar: Global leaders must act urgently to save lives and protect rights threatened by climate crisis
The global climate crisis has intensified a devastating drought in southern Madagascar, and Amnesty is calling on the international community to ramp up relief efforts.