DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

LGBTQIA+ rights Australia

Plight of rainbow refugees highlighted at Mardi Gras: humanitarian intake must increase urgently

4 March 2022 | 2:22 pm

Amnesty International Australia will highlight the situation of LGBTQIA+ refugees at its annual...

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Child rights Australia

Tasmania should focus on diversion and rehabilitation not new youth prisons

3 March 2022 | 5:43 pm

A submission by Amnesty International Australia on the Tasmanian Government’s Discussion...

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Human rights Europe

Russia/Ukraine: Invasion of Ukraine is an act of aggression and human rights catastrophe

2 March 2022 | 10:46 am

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a manifest violation of the United Nations Charter and an act of...

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Right to Protest Europe

Kremlin censors media and disperses protesters opposed to Ukraine invasion

1 March 2022 | 11:13 am

Responding to the news that the Kremlin has censored domestic media as it disperses anti-war...

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Human rights Europe

Ukraine: Cluster munitions kill child and two other civilians taking shelter at a preschool

28 February 2022 | 9:10 am

A preschool in north-eastern Ukraine was hit on the morning of 25 February with widely-banned...

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LGBTQIA+ rights Australia

National Plan lacks detail on key areas for gender-based violence

27 February 2022 | 7:25 am

Amnesty International Australia today expressed serious concerns about the draft National Plan to...

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