Amnesty International Australia
Defending Human Rights
Viet Nam’s government must immediately investigate allegations that prison authorities beat and shackled an activist serving an eight-year prison sentence, Amnesty International said today. “Being beaten, placed in solitary confinement and shackled for days on end amounts to torture or other ill-treatment. Authorities in Viet Nam must urgently investigate these allegations and any perpetrators must …
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Human Rights Observers (HROs) are Amnesty International trained representatives, who will be deployed to protests, rallies, and other public situations where there is a significant risk that human rights violations may occur. HROs objectively and impartially observe, document, and report back on incidents that may occur which infringe on the freedom of association and peaceful …
The battle to protect our human rights has always come from the community. Courageous everyday people standing up, speaking out and challenging injustice. Amnesty has a long history of standing with communities everywhere to fight oppression. This is a fight which continues today. We are seeing increased attacks on our rights at the moment. Powerful …
Amnesty International Australia introduced a new operational model in March 2019. This change has meant staff shifting the way we work, to put our activists at the centre. We thank you for your patience and understanding over this period of change, and for your unwavering commitment and dedication to the defence of justice and human …
