Amnesty International Annual Report: Australia continues to be a global laggard on refugees, First Nations justice and climate

Australia’s continued incarceration of children as young as 10 years old, ongoing brutal treatment of refugees and asylum seekers and failure to adopt carbon emission reduction targets were just some of the human rights issues raised in Amnesty International’s 2021-22 annual report. Amnesty International Australia National Director, Sam Klintworth, said the report highlighted that there …

Annual Report 2016-2017: State of the World’s Human Rights

Blame, hate and fear at centre of global political trends Abuses exposed in Australia, urgent reforms needed As Australia bids for membership of UN Human Rights Council, consistent leadership is needed REPORt: state of the world’s human rights The courage to expose and speak out about human rights abuses has become more important than ever, …

Amnesty International Annual Reports

Our latest Amnesty International Annual Report 2020/21: The State of The World’s Human Rights highlights how the global pandemic crisis impacted everyone, but also threw into stark relief, and sometimes aggravated, existing inequalities and patterns of abuse.  The global system of governance strained at the seams, exacerbated by powerful governments’ attacks on multilateral institutions. However, by …