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In celebration of the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, writer and poet Magan Magan explains how we can draw inspiration from the South African revolutionary’s legacy, work and philosophy in our current fight for human rights. Today marks 100 years since the birth of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. He was a South African hero, human rights …
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This winter, the WA Branch Committee are tackling the Perth City 2 Surf to raise funds for Amnesty International, running under the banner of Amnesty WA’s The Young & The Breathless. Team captains Aidan Yuen and Marsha Reid saw this as the perfect opportunity to combine their passions for running and human rights, which was too …
Chinese painter, poet and photographer Liu Xia is free after eight years of illegal house arrest in China. The widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, who passed away last year, is now making a new life for herself in Germany. What happened? Liu Xia, 57, was forced to stay at home under heavy surveillance and …
This NAIDOC Week we’re celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island culture, talent and resilience. Find out more about NAIDOC Week and how you can get involved in your local area. What does NAIDOC stand for? Okay, it’s a long one: NAIDOC stands for ‘National Aboriginal and Islanders Day of Observance Committee’. NAIDOC Week is celebrated …
AM-UNITY is an online youth social justice magazine that highlights human rights issues and activism. It is a space for people to share their passion for social justice through artwork, poetry, interviews, videos and articles. Coordinated by a team of amazing volunteers, AM-UNITY has been around since 2013, and aims to be a space to …
To celebrate Eddie Mabo’s birthday, entrepreneur and Miss NAIDOC 2018 finalist Louise O’Reilly shares the life lessons he taught her. If you are an Australian, you have probably heard the name Eddie Mabo. Mabo Day. The Mabo Decision. Eddie Koiki Mabo passed away in 1992, when I was five years old. He was a man …
Back in March 2018 our global grassroots movement unleashed a powerful storm on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. We demanded he take action to stop the online abuse of women. Our calls Women cop unrelenting, misogynistic abuse online from Twitter trolls. Huge numbers of women log on to their social media accounts and find rape threats, …
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Amnesty International Central Coast Group is calling on Central Coast high school students to enter the inaugural Open Writing Competition. This year’s theme is Human Rights in an Age of Climate Change. Students are to explore the significance of this relationship through Open Writing, which can be in the form of a song, poem, essay, …
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Human rights have taken a significant nose-dive in Russia in recent years, making it impossible to ignore the rampant human rights violations happening in the host country of the 21st FIFA World Cup. As prestigious global sporting events go, it doesn’t get much bigger than the World Cup. Starting from June 14, an audience of …
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Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries, is primarily dealing with the catastrophe that has befallen the Rohingya people. It is in the interests of advanced economies to lend a hand, writes Dr Stephen Moss. I recently returned from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh where I was part of an Amnesty International delegation. I witnessed first-hand …
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