By Hannah Wahlsten,WA LGBTQI Rights Network Convener Over a decade ago before I came out to my family, before I became a LGBTQI activist, I watched the Mardi Gras parade on the television in my home and wished for the chance to be amongst the people that lined the streets. All those years ago, I never …
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Perth Tactics Jam 2018
By Emma Davies Emma works as a journalist while studying a Masters in Human Rights and volunteering with Amnesty International WA. Earlier this year Perth volunteers and activists workshopped new ways of building momentum at the Perth Tactics Jam. I tagged along as a new communications volunteer to get to know the people who take …
How Australian communities can help solve the global refugee crisis
In 2017 we saw hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and the formal closure of the Manus Island detention centre. We were all left with the question: where to from here? Amnesty Australia’s new Refugee Campaign Coordinator, Shankar Kasynathan, explains how Australians can do their bit to solve the world’s …
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Eastern Ghouta: a humanitarian catastrophe
The Syrian government and its ally Russia have escalated a bombing campaign in Eastern Ghouta, an area in the Damascus Countryside home to 400,000 civilians. The attacks have left scores dead and hundreds injured. Escalation of attacks The latest round of bombings follow six years of siege during which Syrians have been trapped in a …
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Mardi Gras 2018: In the wake of the rainbow momentum
By Wing Hong Chu Wing Hong also goes by (Vee) is the Co-founder of the Adelaide Amnesty International LGBTQI Network, current convenor of the Adelaide Artillery Network and former convenor of the Flinders University Amnesty International Activist Group To celebrate the recent success of our marriage equality campaign, Amnesty International Australia has given two interstate …
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Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega released from prison
Journalist and prisoner of conscience Eskinder Nega was unconditionally released as part of a presidential pardon on the 14 February 2018. What happened? At an event to mark the Ethiopian New Year in 2011 Eskinder spoke about press freedom in the country. Shortly after, on the 14 September, Eskinder was arrested – for the ninth …
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10 Years later: The National Apology
Tuesday 13 February marked the 10th anniversary of the National Apology to Australia’s First Peoples. A momentous day in history, this felt for many like a start towards National Reconciliation. But a decade on, we’ve made only marginal outward progress. Many of the challenges recognised in the apology are still affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
Making progress to #ChangeTheDate
‘What if Australia Day was a day that united us, rather than divided? A day where we all could come together to celebrate this huge, beautiful, unique land and waters, and our diverse cultures?’ Rodney Dillon, Palawa man and Amnesty’s Indigenous Rights Advisor, recently said in a Koori Mail article. In 2017, Amnesty International Australia …
Annual Report: 2017 in pictures
You said no to hate. You said no to fear. You said no to a world without human rights. Over the past year, leaders have pushed hate, fought against rights, ignored crimes against humanity, and blithely let inequality and suffering spin out of control. This provoked mass protests, showing that while our challenges may never …
Seven ways to have an ethical wedding
By Milly Stilinovic Your wedding day should certainly be one of the happiest moments you’ll experience during your journey as a couple. However, the sweetness of joy can be soured by the daunting fact that your special day – from ring to reception – can be overshadowed by actions that contribute to human rights abuses. …