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Amnesty International’s Updated Abortion Policy: FAQs
1. Why is Amnesty International revisiting its position on abortion? We have updated our position to align with evolving international human rights law and standards, to make it as inclusive as possible, and to ensure it addresses the full range of barriers that impede access to safe abortion and the full range of human rights …
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Solving the “Social Dilemma”: Overhauling Big Tech’s business model
If there’s one thing 2020 has underscored, it’s our reliance on the online world for social connection and interaction. For many of us, online platforms and services like Facebook and Google’s offered a lifeline during the pandemic, allowing us to stay in touch with family and friends, to move work and schooling online and to …
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20 human rights wins worth celebrating
As the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s natural to have feelings of despair and fear. Against this backdrop of uncertainty, it’s more important than ever that we all stand together – and celebrate the good news when it breaks. People may need to be physically distant right now, but we are always united …
Submission: Religious Discrimination Bills – Second Exposure Draft
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Attorney-General’s Department’s inquiry into the second exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019. The Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019, and the Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Freedom of Religion) Bill 2019, which are also proposed, have not changed materially since the first exposure …
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Amnesty International Asia Pacific report presents a dim picture of Australia’s human rights record
The publication of Amnesty International’s annual flagship report should be a wake-up call to Australians for the country’s record on Indigenous rights, asylum seekers as well as threats to freedom of the press and the right to protest. ‘Human Rights in Asia-Pacific: A review of 2019’, which includes a detailed analysis of human rights developments …
Saudi Arabia: Why Amnesty will not attend sham C20 meetings
The global C20 civil society forum hosted this year by Saudi Arabia is a farcical attempt by the new G20 hosts to whitewash their dire human rights record. Amnesty International has released a joint statement, along with Transparency International and Civicus, explaining why it will not be engaging in this year’s C20 process, a cycle of …
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In a dangerous world, human rights activists have been winning all year
With inequality, injustice and hate speech seemingly ever more prevalent across the globe, you’d be forgiven for thinking 2019 has been a bad year for human rights. Yet, we have also seen some significant wins. Activists the world over have been galvanised to stand up and fight for our human rights – and thanks to …
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World Human Rights Day
It’s World Human Rights Day! Human Rights are the basic freedoms and protections that belong to every single one of us. To coincide with this years theme “Youth standing up for human rights”, we surveyed young people aged 18 – 25 in 22 different countries, about their opinions on human rights and the state of …
Submission: Free & Equal – An Australian Conversation on Human Rights
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s project on ‘Free and Equal: an Australian conversation on human rights’. Read our submission here. We believe that overarching human rights protection – such as a human rights act or charter – is the best way to protect, promote and …
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