President Trump must abandon plan to close southern border to Central Americans seeking asylum

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

Thailand: More arrests amid ‘drastic’ emergency order banning gatherings

15 October 2020 | 3:12 pm

Responding to news that the Thai authorities have ordered a ban on gatherings of five or more...

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Rohingya Asia

Myanmar: Villages burned, civilians killed as Rakhine State conflict escalates

12 October 2020 | 11:09 am

Amnesty International has gathered new evidence of indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Rakhine...

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Refugee rights Australia

Prohibiting items bill support collapses in the face of people powered pressure

2 October 2020 | 7:17 pm

Legislation seeking to remove mobile phones from refugees and asylum seekers in detention has...

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Indigenous rights Australia

Tasmanian Government must remove children from MC1D pending independent

30 September 2020 | 4:54 pm

Amnesty International Australia is calling for all children remaining in the Many Colours 1...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

Amnesty India forced to close due to sustained harassment

29 September 2020 | 2:00 pm

Responding to Amnesty International India’s bank accounts being frozen by the Enforcement...

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Women's rights Global

Twitter still failing women over online violence and abuse

22 September 2020 | 4:03 pm

Twitter is still not doing enough to protect women from online violence and abuse, despite repeated...

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