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Blame, hate and fear at centre of global political trends Abuses exposed in Australia, urgent reforms needed As Australia bids for membership of UN Human Rights Council, consistent leadership is needed REPORt: state of the world’s human rights The courage to expose and speak out about human rights abuses has become more important than ever, …
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By Mireille Juchau A young woman packs a suitcase for a new life on the other side of the world. She is no longer a citizen of the country of her birth, she cannot marry the man she loves and her father is in hiding, in fear for his life. She travels through Europe, staying …
Continue reading “Denied refuge and murdered in Auschwitz – the human cost of refugee bans”
The image of a dozen children playing behind a tall metal fence, surrounded by armed guards, says it all – in one of the world’s most dangerous barrios, even playtime happens under security lockdown. The newly built park is located in the Rivera Hernández neighbourhood of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It’s one of the deadliest …
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must use his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to clarify that the Australian Government opposes the construction of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Prime Minister Netanyahu has arrived in Sydney, after meeting US President Donald Trump last week. So far this year Israel has authorised more than 6,200 new …
[Amnesty International’s written statement to the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, 27 February-24 March 2017] One year after the National League for Democracy (NLD)-led government took office, the deterioration in the human rights situation in Myanmar requires immediate and urgent action from the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council). In …
Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak bodies will today demand a new relationship with government as they deliver the historic Redfern Statement direct to the Prime Minister at Parliament House. In the lead-up to today’s 9th Closing the Gap Report to Parliament, the leaders will call on the Prime Minister to support the …
In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day, you demanded that all Australians be allowed to have their love recognised, or if you didn’t, it takes 2 minutes! To inspire your joint activism this month (because what’s more romantic than that, right?), we’ve rounded up a list of seven inspirational couples working together to champion human rights. …
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Responding to news that Loghman Sawari, an Iranian refugee who fled Papua New Guinea to escape the cruel and inhumane treatment of refugees, has been remanded in custody, Amnesty International said: “Loghman Sawari has suffered enough,” said Kate Schuetze, Amnesty International’s Pacific Researcher. “Amnesty International holds grave concerns for his physical and mental well-being and …
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Amnesty International welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement today that it will finally ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), which it signed in 2009 but had not committed to implementing until today. Ratification is an important step towards ensuring respect for the rights and dignity of all people held in detention under …
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After President Vladimir Putin signed a legal reform that decriminalizes some forms of domestic violence, Anna Kirey, Deputy Director for Campaigns for Russia and Eurasia at Amnesty International, said: “While the Russian government claims this reform will ‘protect family values’, in reality it rides roughshod over women’s rights. It is a sickening attempt to further …
