DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

LGBTQIA+ rights Europe

Australian government to “encourage” Hungary to uphold human rights

27 January 2021 | 12:16 pm

In December 2020, Amnesty International Australia wrote to Foreign Minister Marise Payne, asking...

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Human rights Global

Amnesty to Reynolds: sign the treaty to ban nuclear weapons

26 January 2021 | 5:03 pm

To mark the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Amnesty...

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Human rights Global

Ban dangerous facial recognition technology that amplifies racist policing

26 January 2021 | 11:01 am

Amnesty International today launches a global campaign to ban the use of facial recognition...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Australia

Right to protest can be balanced with COVID-safe practices

25 January 2021 | 6:19 pm

Amnesty International Australia today said police should work with protest organisers to balance...

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Human rights Australia

UN: Nuclear powers must sign historic treaty making nuclear weapons illegal

22 January 2021 | 1:51 pm

Today is an historic milestone in the campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons, Amnesty...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Australia

A diverse media leads to stronger freedom of expression: Amnesty International

21 January 2021 | 4:09 pm

Amnesty International Australia has told a parliamentary inquiry that a more diverse media leads to...

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