Amnesty International Australia
Defending Human Rights
It’s been a difficult year, with many people facing familiar and new hardships. Despite the difficult circumstances, our global community continued courageously standing up for justice, freedom and equality. From writing letters and signing petitions to protesting in a safe way, people came together to take action and show that change is possible. Celebrate these …
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The stories of people seeking asylum are supposed to end. But in Australia, people who arrive by boat are seldom able to finish their story. Explore Temporary, a new project from UNSW’s Kaldor Centre, and meet men and women who became Australia’s legacy caseload’. Temporary is powerful personal stories, each vividly illustrated by photographers and artists who themselves …
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Australia can and must do more to address the global refugee crisis. Particularly in the wake of the recent Federal Budget, which cuts 5,000 places from our humanitarian intake each year over the next four years. A better program will enable communities to come together to support more people seeking safety to build their lives …
Continue reading “Submission: Review of Australia’s Community Sponsorship Program”
Your phone rings. Within seconds, it’s infected with secret spyware that’s tracking everything you do. This isn’t a conspiracy theory or a twist in a Netflix thriller. It’s happening right now to people like you – and you have the power to stop it. We all know that privacy matters. Our private thoughts, texts, friendships, social …
1. Why is Amnesty International revisiting its position on abortion? We have updated our position to align with evolving international human rights law and standards, to make it as inclusive as possible, and to ensure it addresses the full range of barriers that impede access to safe abortion and the full range of human rights …
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If there’s one thing 2020 has underscored, it’s our reliance on the online world for social connection and interaction. For many of us, online platforms and services like Facebook and Google’s offered a lifeline during the pandemic, allowing us to stay in touch with family and friends, to move work and schooling online and to …
Continue reading “Solving the “Social Dilemma”: Overhauling Big Tech’s business model”
Campaigning for human rights can be really tough, which is why Amnesty activists need to pay attention to their self care and well being. People are activists with Amnesty because they care deeply about people and want to create a world where everybody’s human rights are protected. Need to talk to someone? Amnesty provides access …
Write a letter and change a life. Join Amnesty International’s Urgent Action network today to write letters to challenge injustice and change lives. What is an Urgent Action? An Urgent Action (UA) is a simple idea: when someone faces a violation of their human rights, the authorities responsible are flooded with thousands of letters from …
