For over 50 years we’ve worked tirelessly with passionate supporters like you, to stop torture globally. People power is behind the success of all our work and we’d like to share with you some of the top recent successes that we’ve achieved together. 1. Claudia Medina With torture on the rise in Mexico, it remains …
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What President Trump means for human rights
After 14 months on the front lines, political journalist Liz Fields discusses what she believes Trump as President means for human rights in United States and the world. Covering the 2016 US presidential election was a woolly ride to say the least. I joined Bernie Sanders as he picketed with fast food workers, watched Hillary Clinton …
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Not caring about Syria is no longer an option
After almost five years of civil war, the plight of the Syrian people has finally captured the world’s attention. Amnesty’s Crisis Intern, Zulma Schubert, explains why we need to take a strong stance for Syrians and show that Australia really does care. Alan Kurdi The image of Syrian boy Alan Kurdi, who drowned when his …
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Community is Everything: Eugene’s story
What are the solutions to keeping Indigenous kids in communities and out of detention? All over Australia – in urban, regional and remote communities – Indigenous leaders and community members know the way forward for their children. With Indigenous-designed and led community programs, kids can grow up in an environment that nurtures their potential rather …
Philippines: positive step to addressing police torture
Amnesty International has welcomed the Philippines Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights convening a second inquiry on Amnesty International’s ‘Above The Law: Torture in the Police’ report, following a resolution passed in January to respond to the evidence included in the report regarding widespread torture in the Philippine National Police. Zero conviction rate concerning …
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Amnesty is reuniting families
Today, thousands of mothers, fathers, sons and daughters are kept from loved ones. People all around the world face human rights violations at the hands of their own government. Often it can be for simple, everyday actions that we take for granted – like voicing their opinions or belonging to a particular group. Tragically, some …
Jails and graveyards: the only places you can speak freely in Myanmar
Undeterred by threats, physical attacks and prison, human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung has been defending activists in Myanmar for more than 30 years. After the recent elections in Myanmar, Robert talks to us about his hopes for his country. President Thein Sein came to power in 2010 after highly criticised elections. What do you …
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Syria: the two-minute version
With the crisis in Syria showing no sign of waning, we shed light on what is happening and what can be done about it. What has life been like in Syria? Described as the worst humanitarian crisis of the 21st Century, the civil war in Syria is a tragedy for the men, women and children …
Report: Evidence of public officials’ involvement in criminal activity
Our new report, By Hook or By Crook: Australia’s Abuse of Asylum Seekers at Sea, reveals damning evidence of Australian officials paying boat crews to return people seeking asylum to Indonesia and abusive treatment of the women, men and children on board. Transparency Good governments live up to the values of the public who elected …
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Report: Southeast Asia’s refugee and trafficking crisis
In August 2015 Amnesty International visited refugee camps in Indonesia, meeting with over 100 Rohingya people who had risked their lives for the chance to live in safety. Our new report, Deadly Journeys: The Refugee and Trafficking Crisis in Southeast Asia, uncovers the truth about why they fled their homes, their traumatic journey to Indonesia, …
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