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Hi. My name is Peter. I manage fundraising here at Amnesty International Australia. Along with some other charities, Amnesty has been criticised recently for our work with particular fundraising agencies. These agencies have been accused (in one case, rightly) of exploiting their workers. Let me be clear that this is absolutely not okay. My colleagues and I …
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The Egyptian authorities’ continued detention of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, exposes the rank hypocrisy behind their claim to uphold press freedom ahead of the start of the photojournalist’s mass trial with 738 others on 12 December. In an open letter addressed to the Egyptian Public Prosecutor, Amnesty International has called for …
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Amnesty International has welcomed the Philippines Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights convening a second inquiry on Amnesty International’s ‘Above The Law: Torture in the Police’ report, following a resolution passed in January to respond to the evidence included in the report regarding widespread torture in the Philippine National Police. Zero conviction rate concerning …
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Today, thousands of mothers, fathers, sons and daughters are kept from loved ones. People all around the world face human rights violations at the hands of their own government. Often it can be for simple, everyday actions that we take for granted – like voicing their opinions or belonging to a particular group. Tragically, some …
Southeast Asian leaders meeting this week in Malaysia must urgently prioritize a coordinated plan to help the thousands of asylum seekers and migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh who are forced to risk abuse and death at sea. Looming refugee crisis can’t go ignored Governments meeting at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in …
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Undeterred by threats, physical attacks and prison, human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung has been defending activists in Myanmar for more than 30 years. After the recent elections in Myanmar, Robert talks to us about his hopes for his country. President Thein Sein came to power in 2010 after highly criticised elections. What do you …
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Our new report, By Hook or By Crook: Australia’s Abuse of Asylum Seekers at Sea, reveals damning evidence of Australian officials paying boat crews to return people seeking asylum to Indonesia and abusive treatment of the women, men and children on board. Transparency Good governments live up to the values of the public who elected …
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An armed raid on a journalism NGO in Cairo yesterday marks a dangerous escalation in the Egyptian authorities’ crackdown on freedom of expression and association. Members of the security forces carrying guns and wearing masks stormed the office of the Mada Foundation for Media Development yesterday morning and arrested all staff members present. The reasons …
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The world’s system for protecting refugees is broken. It is obvious – from Australia to South Sudan’s vast camps, from Istanbul’s cold streets to the European Union’s heavily fortified walls. This has to change, now. Amnesty is putting forward eight solutions for how world leaders – in particular the richest countries – can start tackling …
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Amnesty International is hopeful that a recent announcement by Nauru’s government will begin to reduce the stress and abuse imposed on asylum seekers detained at the Australian-run detention centre since the facility reopened in 2012. The Nauruan government has stated it is returning some freedom of movement to the people detained on the island, in …
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