The Australian Government, as a leading member of the US-led coalition during the operations, must do everything in its power to commit to protecting the rights of all Iraqis, particularly women and children in displacement camps. The Government must also use its influence to urge the Iraqi government to protect all women and children in …
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10 ways you proved your words have power
What’s in a word? More precisely, what’s in a letter? Originally a way to express deeply personal thoughts and communicate with loved ones, the popularity of the letter fallen over the years. And yet, every year, people around the world get together on 10 December, World Human Rights Day, to write letters. They write to …
Strikes must minimise further harm to civilians in Syria
In response to reports that the United States, the United Kingdom, and France have launched strikes against targets in Syria, Diana Sayed, Crisis Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia, said: “The Australian Government has given its support to these strikes: now it must call on its allies carrying out these attacks to make the protection of …
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Israeli forces must end excessive force at protests
The Israeli authorities must put an immediate end to the excessive and lethal force being used to suppress Palestinian demonstrations in Gaza, Amnesty International said as fresh protests started yesterday. Following the deaths of 26 Palestinians, including three children and a photojournalist, Yasser Murtaja, and the injuring of around 3,078 others during protests on the …
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Mahadine finally walks free in Chad
Mahadine, an online activist in Chad, was released on 5 April after spending more than 18 months in prison on fabricated charges. He had been facing a life sentence for a Facebook post critical of the government. What happened? Mahadine was conditionally released on 5 April 2018 by the High Court of Ndjamena. The initial …
We are not afraid – Amnesty International Hungary’s reaction to blacklisting NGO workers
A pro-government Weekly in Hungary, Figyelő, has published an article entitled ‘The man of the speculator’ [Soros] which lists board members and staff of NGOs such as Amnesty International Hungary, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Civil Liberties Union, Transparency International Hungary and many other civil organisations. The list also features the journalists of Direkt36, an investigative …
Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees returns must be safe, voluntary and dignified
Call comes as Amnesty Secretary General meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Looming monsoon season will put Rohingya lives at risk in Cox’s Bazar camps Amnesty International called on the government of Bangladesh to uphold its commitment that Rohingya refugees are only returned in conditions that are safe, voluntary and dignified. In a meeting with Bangladesh’s Prime …
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Myanmar: New president must do more to hold perpetrators to account
Responding to the appointment of Win Myint as the new President of Myanmar, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said:“The Myanmar authorities should use the appointment of a new President as an opportunity to step back from the brink. We’ve seen a dramatic deterioration in the human rights situation in …
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Beyond the ‘refugee’ label: welcoming new people to our neighbourhoods
As a journalist in Zimbabwe throughout the 2000s, I reported on the brutal killing sprees and human rights abuses of Robert Mugabe’s henchmen and widespread corruption. It was never going to be a walk in the park. An informed people is a powerful people and that’s why the dictatorship did everything to gag the media. …
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Yemen: Huthi missile attack on Saudi Arabian cities is a possible war crime
Responding to reports that the Huthi armed group in Yemen fired seven ballistic missiles at airports in Riyadh and other Saudi Arabian cities overnight on Sunday, killing one civilian, Samah Hadid, Middle East Deputy Director for Campaigns at Amnesty International, said: “Launching indiscriminate attacks is prohibited by international humanitarian law and can constitute a war …
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