The My New Neighbour campaign is a neighbourhood-led solution to help refugees – people who are seeking to rebuild their lives somewhere safe.
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Report: The nightmare of Uyghur families separated by repression
Amnesty International speaks to six Uyghur parents who have been separated from their children in the hopes of reunification.
Scores of civilians killed in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, international community must act
During the 44-day conflict between late September and early November 2020, Armenian and Azerbaijani forces’ repeated use of notoriously inaccurate and indiscriminate weapons – including cluster munitions and explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated civilian areas – violated international humanitarian law and killed scores of civilians, injured hundreds and destroyed homes and key infrastructure. …
Report: ‘Refugees, Our Neighbours’
In just three years Amnesty International’s refugee campaign, ‘My New Neighbour’, has gone to every Australian state and territory, revealing the willingness of local communities to get behind their new neighbours, some of whom are refugees. The My New Neighbour campaign is a neighbourhood-led solution to help refugees – people who are seeking to rebuild …
Nowhere feels safe: Uyghurs share their plight
Uyghurs tell of China-led intimidation campaign abroad It has been nearly three years since China launched an unprecedented campaign of mass detention of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups. This has taken place in Xinjiang – the Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. During this time, details about the treatment of the estimated …
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US Government Detention of Children at Homestead Facility Cruel and Unlawful
No Home for Children: US Government Detention of Children at Homestead Facility Cruel and Unlawful, Says New Amnesty International USA Report The Homestead facility housing children who travelled alone to the United States must be shut down as quickly as possible, a new Amnesty International USA report finds, and children should immediately be placed in …
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The Myanmar military has committed fresh war crimes and other human rights violations in Rakhine State, according to evidence published by Amnesty International today (29 May). New abuses come after government order to “crush” armed group Military units responsible for past atrocities are committing war crimes, while deployment of additional units suggests involvement of senior …
KIDS IN WATCH HOUSES: EXPOSING THE TRUTH
Group health checked!
Across late 2017 early 2018, Amnesty ran the Group Health Check (GHC) survey for the first time in two years. A big thanks to our action group convenors and members who took part in the survey. This survey is opportunity for Amnesty to take the temperature of our action groups and to assess if our …
PM Turnbull must turn the tide on hateful rhetoric and policies
Amnesty International publishes its latest State of the World’s Human Rights report in Washington, ahead of PM Malcolm Turnbull’s meeting tomorrow with US President Donald Trump. President Trump is one of the world leaders offering us a nightmarish vision of a society blinded by hatred and fear. PM Turnbull and President Trump must renounce the …
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