Singapore must halt plans to execute a Malaysian man who is due to be hanged next week on drug charges, Amnesty International said today.
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Ethiopia: Sweeping emergency powers and alarming rise in online hate speech as Tigray conflict escalates
Ethiopia is teetering on the brink of a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe, Amnesty International warned today, amid worrying developments linked to the escalating Tigray conflict. On 4 November the Ethiopian government granted itself sweeping new emergency powers which arbitrarily restrict human rights and threaten the independence of the judiciary. Meanwhile there has been an …
China: Release jailed Wuhan activist ‘close to death’ after hunger strike
A Chinese citizen journalist jailed for reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan is at risk of dying if she is not urgently released to receive medical treatment, Amnesty International said today. Zhang Zhan, who was sentenced to four years in prison in December for posting on social media about China’s handling …
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Media Awards: Meet the 2021 Cartoon Finalists
The Amnesty International Australia Media Awards recognise the important work of media professionals operating in Australia to expose human rights abuses around the world.
‘Each-way bet’: Trade Minister declines to co-sponsor waiver on COVID vaccine monopolies
On the eve of an important World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting on intellectual property this week, the Government has revealed that Australia will not co-sponsor a proposal to waive commercial monopolies on COVID19 vaccines, as Shadow Trade Minister Madeleine King MP and campaigners have urged. The disclosure came through Senate Estimate proceedings on 28 October, in which Department of Foreign Affairs and …
Tigray diaspora meets with Human Rights Committee on anniversary of conflict
Members of the Australian Tigrayan diaspora, accompanied by Amnesty International campaigners, will appear before an inquiry by the parliamentary Human Rights Sub-Committee on November 10 to discuss the crisis in the northern province of Ethiopia one year since it began. The joint delegation will meet MPs from all sides of politics and urge the Australian …
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Covid-19: Pfizer reports massive revenues while hurting the chances of millions to get vaccinated
Responding to news that Pfizer reported $14 billion in third-quarter revenue for vaccines and is set to earn $36 billion from vaccine sales by the end of the year on the back of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, Patrick Wilcken, Amnesty International’s Head of Business and Human Rights, said: “That Pfizer has been able to earn billions of dollars in revenue …
Global: A critical opportunity to ban killer robots – while we still can
Amnesty International and the Stop Killer Robots campaign today unveiled a social media filter which provides a terrifying glimpse of the future of war, policing and border control.
Sudan: Halt unnecessary force against protesters and investigate deadly shootings
Sudanese authorities must stop security forces from using unnecessary, including lethal, force against protesters opposed to the military takeover, withdraw the military from law-enforcement operations, and respect the right to freedom of peaceful assembly, said Amnesty International after it confirmed the killing of at least six protesters on 25 October. Further protests are expected on Saturday. Security …
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G20: Vague vaccine promises are an affront to 5 million dead
The G20’s final statement on increasing global access to Covid-19 vaccines is woefully light on detail, Amnesty International said today. Following the release of the G20 Leader’s Declaration, which promises to “explore ways to accelerate global vaccination” and “advance toward” WHO’s goal of vaccinating 40% of every country’s population by the end of the year, Tamaryn Nelson, Amnesty International’s …
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