Amnesty International Australia
Defending Human Rights
Human rights issues are front and centre in the public debate in Australia right now. We have the opportunity to make real human rights change in the last three months of 2017. Our activist webinar will provide updates on all of our campaigns with a focus on what action groups and individuals can do to …
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In recent weeks, around 150,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh, as a result of an unlawful and totally disproportionate military response to attacks by a Rohingya armed group. Here we explain this people’s plight, their state-sponsored persecution, and the crisis’ wide-ranging humanitarian effects. A persecuted people The Rohingya is a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority …
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The fight for marriage equality is on and the public is now poised to have its say. We shouldn’t have to have a vote on upholding the right of LGBTQI Australians to marry the person they love — everyone should be treated equally under the law — but the plebiscite is looming and we need …
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In 2017 the Supreme Court of Indonesia commuted the death sentence of Yusman to five years’ imprisonment after considering a submission of his case review. Yusman Telaumbanua was released from prison on 17 August 2017. What happened? Yusman Telaumbanua was arrested and detained in 2012 for the murder of three men in the North Nias …
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For a number of years we have been keeping supporters informed as to the progress of amending the Constitution for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. There have been many discussions and consultations about this since then Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a referendum with bipartisan support back in 2010, including ‘You, …
Companies such Ferrovial and Broadspectrum are profiting millions of dollars from the deliberate abuse of 2,000 men, women and kids on Nauru and Manus Island. Ferrovial has publicly claimed it will end its operations on the two islands when its current contract with the Australian Government ends on 31 October 2017. We held this eye-catching …
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Get the latest update on what you have achieved for refugees, our progress toward ending child labour in palm oil production and recent developments for individuals at risk. Good Friday Violence on Manus Island The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has been held to account in parliament because activists demanded answers. A couple of …
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The majority of Australians are in favour of marriage equality (also referred to as same-sex marriage or gay marriage). Amnesty LGBTQI activist Hannah Wahlsten writes passionately about what she is doing to make it a reality. When I first joined Amnesty International Australia to build groups on University campuses, I had no idea of the …
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Without your support we couldn’t achieve the many things we do year in and year out. It’s thanks to your action, your determination and your continuous support that Amnesty can transform the lives of people and communities worldwide. Here’s what so many of you have helped us do so far in 2017. Chelsea Manning is …
For the past four years successive Australian governments have chosen to make people seeking safety suffer in offshore detention. The men, women and children abandoned in offshore detention are in immediate danger with nowhere safe to go. So on July 19, we will gather across the country for a candlelit vigil and shine a light in …
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