Thanks to supporters, we’ve achieved some incredible wins in the first half of 2022. Here’s our human rights impact from Australia.
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China: Release jailed Wuhan activist ‘close to death’ after hunger strike
A Chinese citizen journalist jailed for reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan is at risk of dying if she is not urgently released to receive medical treatment, Amnesty International said today. Zhang Zhan, who was sentenced to four years in prison in December for posting on social media about China’s handling …
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20 years of Write for Rights: How your words have the power to change lives
Letter writing has always been at the heart of Amnesty’s work, and 60 years of activism shows us that words have power.
Pride is a celebration for some; a protest for many
We all know the joyful images (probably the one illustrating this piece, too) of people revelling in pride marches all over the world. It’s a great time for the Queer community and their allies to celebrate freedom of expression, and the right to be exactly who they are. But, just like Sydney’s iconic Mardi Gras, …
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15 big wins for Write for Rights
It started in Poland with a young man trying to impress a young woman. He met her at a festival and she told him about 24-hour events she’d been to in Africa, where people wrote letters of protest to governments. Inspired by her story – and wanting to see her again – he invited her to …
Good news: Myanmar activist Phyoe Phyoe Aung released
Phyoe Phyoe Aung, a student activist from Myanmar jailed for helping to organise a student protest, has been released. Her freedom is a huge victory for human rights and human rights defenders. What happened? Phyoe Phyoe Aung is a young activist and Secretary General of one of Myanmar’s largest student unions. On 10 March 2015, …
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Moses Akatugba officially pardoned
A Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old has been pardoned following intensive campaigning from Amnesty International supporters across the world. Moses Akatugba, who was on death row following his conviction for stealing three mobile phones 10 years ago and was repeatedly tortured into signing …