Amnesty International Australia
Defending Human Rights
Our work on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, albeit sometimes unpopular, drives home the complexities of a region that has been in conflict for at least half a century. Looking back into our digital archives shows hundreds of reports, urgent actions, press releases, public statements, positions, questions and answers, videos and stories. Each report …
Continue reading “ISRAEL/PALESTINE: A history of abuse and war crimes”
Hi, I’m Gabe Kavanagh and I’m excited to tell you about the progress we’ve made over the past 12 months towards our 2020 Vision. As you know, we’ve set ourselves a challenging and ambitious human rights agenda to achieve by 2020. In the current global climate we’re needed more than ever, and the progress we’re …
By guest blogger Milly Stilinovic Milly Stilinovic, like the rest of us, goes about her daily routine in ignorance of the human rights violations she is inadvertently contributing to across the span of an average day. Until the penny drops. It’s 7:45 AM on a Monday. I have managed to oversleep my alarm and have …
Continue reading “The day I realised I was contributing to child labour”
Following yet another court challenge by the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) and a third court decision that has declared it was unlawful, the Victorian Government has finally responded to public pressure and transferred all children who were being held in Barwon adult prison. What happened? Children as young as 15 had been held in …
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Chelsea Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in a US prison after disclosing classified information, walks free today instead of in 2045. What happened? Chelsea Manning was a military analyst with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Between 2009 and 2010 she publicly disclosed classified government materials, acting upon the belief that she could spark …
Continue reading “Good news: Chelsea Manning finally walks free!”
In 2016, #IndigenousDads and their children took to Twitter to combat racism against Indigenous fathers, and to share fond memories of their childhood. This Mother’s Day, Amnesty is handing the spotlight over to the much-deserving, hardworking #IndigenousMums. We chat to 10 inspiring Indigenous women – who are achieving amazing things in their communities while simultaneously …
In a landmark decision for environmental defenders in Peru, a Supreme Court ruling on 3 May 2017 marked an end of the trial for land invasion against human rights defender Máxima Acuña Atalaya. What happened? In August 2011, peasant farmer and human rights defender, Máxima Acuña Atalaya, and members of her family were accused of …
Continue reading “Environmental defender allowed to stand her ground in Peru”
In the wake of a swathe of human rights abuses at Queensland youth detention centres, the Queensland government has announced it will adopt all 83 recommendations from the Independent Review into Youth Detention. What happened? Last year, Amnesty exposed human rights abuses in Queensland’s youth detention centres after receiving over 1000 pages of evidence through a …
Continue reading “Win for Queensland kids: Government adopts Youth Detention Review recommendations”
Salar Shadizadi, who was sentenced to death for a crime he committed when a child, was released after 10 years from Rasht prison in northern Iran. Salar, now 25, had faced imminent execution several times in connection with a murder that took place when he was just 15 years old. In a letter from prison …
Continue reading “Young Iranian man walks free from death row”
By Vida Mehrannia Iranian-born Swedish resident Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, a medical doctor and lecturer in disaster medicine, has been detained in Tehran’s Evin prison since his arrest on 25 April 2016. While in solitary confinement, he was subjected to intense interrogations, and forced under great emotional and psychological pressure to sign statements. He has been …
Continue reading ““Help bring my husband back” – One woman’s campaign to free her husband in Iran”
