Amnesty International has released details of the deaths of 304 men, women and children killed by Iran’s security forces during last November’s ruthless crackdown, six months after the protests. The organization found that more than 220 of the recorded deaths took place over just two days on 16 and 17 November. New and extensive research …
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Indigenous kids in prison: Australia’s national disgrace
We have failed Indigenous kids. It is a matter of national urgency to raise the age and commit to justice reinvestment.
Good news! Guligeina released from re-education camp in China
Guligeina Tashimaimaiti has been released from a “transformation through education” centre in China. Following her release, in early May 2020 she spoke with her family in a video call — the first contact they’ve had since 2017. Her family said she looked well, and is currently teaching English in the community in Xinjiang. Thank you to …
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Shortened sentence for Yasaman
After pressure from over one million Amnesty supporters from around the world, Yasaman’s prison sentence has been reduced. Sentenced originally to 16 years for campaigning against Iran’s forced veiling laws, she will now be required to serve 5 years and 6 months. With her head uncovered, Yasaman handed out flowers to women on the Tehran …
Death penalty 2019: Saudi Arabia executed record number of people last year amid decline in global executions
Saudi Arabia executed a record number of people in 2019, despite an overall decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International said in its 2019 global review of the death penalty published today. The Saudi authorities put 184 people to death last year, the highest number Amnesty has ever recorded in a single year in the country. …
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 …
March update on Game Over: get people to safety
Human rights advocate and Game Over ambassador Craig Foster updates us on the campaign to end offshore detention and get people trapped in Papua New Guinea and Nauru to safety. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Game Over campaign. We’re now a movement of 50,000 everyday Australians and building. Together we …
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Sudan: All security agencies that attacked protesters must be held to account
An Amnesty International investigation has found that Sudan’s crackdown on protests against the government of deposed President Omar al-Bashir in 2018 and 2019 involved all branches of the country’s security forces and revealed new evidence about how protesters were killed. In a new report, “They descended on us like rain”, the organization documents how the …
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Write for Rights 2019 Wrap Up
During Write for Rights 2019 millions of people around the world came together to change lives. Amnesty activists picked up their pens to combat injustices faced by 10 courageous young people, and that simple action is already making a difference. Australia writes for rights Almost 149,000 Australian Amnesty supporters took over 222,000 actions. Amnesty Action …
5 women activists tell us what climate justice means to them
Climate change is a challenge that burdens us all, but not equally. Women and girls are among those affected disproportionately, especially those belonging to marginalized and discriminated communities in the Global South. And yet their voices are rarely heard in decision making forums. But from the rubble of stark division we are seeing movements unite. Spearheaded …
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