DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights Global

Covid-19: Pharmaceutical companies’ failure on equal vaccine access contributed human rights catastrophe in 2021

14 February 2022 | 11:22 am

Despite urgent calls to ensure the equal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in 2021, pharmaceutical...

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LGBTQIA+ rights Australia

Religious Discrimination Bill illustrates urgent need for Federal Human Rights Act

8 February 2022 | 5:24 pm

Amnesty International Australia today called for the scrapping of the Morrison Government’s...

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Human rights Middle East

Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity

1 February 2022 | 8:01 pm

Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against...

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Individuals at risk Australia

Two years on and Shokrollah Jebeli no closer to release as health fails

31 January 2022 | 1:37 pm

Amnesty International Australia remains gravely concerned for the welfare of Australian citizen...

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Climate justice Asia

Cambodia: Illegal logging harming Indigenous peoples’ rights and cultures – new research

28 January 2022 | 11:01 am

Illegal logging of protected forests is undermining the human rights and erasing the traditions of...

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Human rights Asia

Myanmar: World must act now to prevent another year of intolerable ‘death and misery’

27 January 2022 | 5:58 pm

If the international community continues to drag its feet on the grave human rights violations...

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