Change the Record is Australia’s only national Aboriginal led justice coalition of Aboriginal peak bodies and non-Indigenous allies. For International Women’s Day in 2022, they write about the need for the government to commit to a dedicated, self-determined National Safety Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children.
Author Archives: Nikita White
Report: Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians, a look into decades of oppression
Amnesty’s investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression against the Palestinian people wherever it has control over their rights.
10 advocates on what we all need to know about gender-based violence in Australia
Nine advocates on gender-based violence in Australia, and the actions everyone can take to end violence in our communities.
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Take action against gender-based violence during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
Submission: Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to the inquiry into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan. The Submission’s focus was on human rights abuses related to Australia’s participation in the war in Afghanistan, and human rights abuses following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
Twelve priorities for the Women’s Safety Summit
Amnesty International joins key organisations around the country in calling on the Government to commit to twelve priorities for the next National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Children.
15 lives changed in 2021
Campaigning for people who have been wrongfully imprisoned is at the heart of what Amnesty International does. We investigate reports of human rights abuses from all over the world, raise awareness of those abuses in the media, and talk to politicians and people with the power to make a difference. Our compassionate activists and supporters …
Write for Rights 2020: You’re already changing lives!
In 2020, Amnesty International Australia supporters took over 185,000 actions as part of Write for Rights. Around the world, nearly 4,500,000 actions were taken as part of Write for Rights to challenge injustice. Check out the full report from our International Secretariat here. Our collective actions are already making a difference and changing lives. Challeging …
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NSW police using COVID-19 pandemic to restrict the right to protest
Over the past twelve months, Amnesty International has highlighted how police around the world have used the COVID-19 pandemic as a cover to crack down on the right to protest. Today, Amnesty International has released a briefing detailing how New South Wales police have used disproportionate and unnecessary force to police protests and enforce COVID-19 …
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Defeat of Tasmanian Government’s anti-protest laws a win for human rights and the right to protest
Responding to the news that the Tasmanian State Government’s proposed legislation to restrict the right to protest peacefully has been defeated, Amnesty International Australia campaigner, Nikita White, said: “This is good news for human rights and for Tasmanians. The Bill, under which protesters could have faced up to 21 years in prison, would have unnecessarily …