Evidence obtained by Amnesty researchers in Afghanistan has uncovered the brutal murders of nine ethnic Hazara men by Taliban forces.
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Refugee Advisory Group: Afghanistan Crisis
Amnesty International’s Refugee Advisory Group has written to Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, urging him to take tangible and meaningful steps to help Afghan people who are now facing an imminent humanitarian crisis.
Stranded Aussies: Overseas Travel Ban Determination
Amnesty International has written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, expressing concern regarding laws that came into effect this week, essentially denying Australian citizens and permanent residents the right to return home.
5 human rights cases you can take action for this July
Rights belong to every one of us – but they are abused and denied every single day. From across the globe into our own backyard, our human rights are under threat. This can feel really overwhelming, and at times, hopeless. But when this happens, we search out the facts. We expose what’s happening on the …
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Report: ‘Communities Behind Refugee Sponsorship’
The My New Neighbour campaign is a neighbourhood-led solution to help refugees – people who are seeking to rebuild their lives somewhere safe.
Submission: UN Universal Periodic Review of Australia 2021
This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Australia in January-February 2021. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Australia in its previous UPR, including in relation to the rights of Indigenous Peoples, the rights of asylum seekers, ensuring religious freedom is upheld and maintaining protection from all …
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Letter to the Prime Minister Ahead of Climate Ambition Summit
Amnesty International recommends that Australia enhances its climate ambition and submits a revised NDC that is human rights and 1. 5°C compliant
Report: ‘Refugees, Our Neighbours’
In just three years Amnesty International’s refugee campaign, ‘My New Neighbour’, has gone to every Australian state and territory, revealing the willingness of local communities to get behind their new neighbours, some of whom are refugees. The My New Neighbour campaign is a neighbourhood-led solution to help refugees – people who are seeking to rebuild …
Eight issues behind Indigenous youth suicide
By Dr. Hannah McGlade Curtin As a Noongar woman, a mother, and human rights advocate I have been very shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of young lives in my community. Young Aboriginal children and youth are ending their lives before they’ve had a chance to build them. Our national health bodies have called …
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Manus Island: Australian and PNG leaders must act urgently to save lives
The misery of indefinite detention on Manus Island is pushing increasing numbers of refugees and people seeking asylum to suicide attempts and self-harm, a new report by the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) and Amnesty International has found. In the report, Until when? The forgotten men on Manus Island, RCOA and Amnesty International paint a …
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