Award-winning author, journalist and poet, Behrouz Boochani tonight arrived in New Zealand and is out of Australia’s brutal offshore detention regime. Dr Graham Thom, Amnesty International Australia’s Refugee Adviser said: We are delighted to see Behrouz able to travel outside of Papua New Guinea after years trapped in Australia’s offshore detention regime. We will keep campaigning for all those …
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Good news: Alejandra is free!
Alejandra, a transgender Salvadorian activist held in immigration detention in the United States, was released on 6 September 2019. What happened? Alejandra fought for transgender rights for more than a decade in El Salvador. She was forced to flee to the United States after repeated attacks by a criminal gang, as well as abuses by …
Good news: attacks on Colombian human rights defender investigated!
On 28 August, Colombia’s National Prosecutor announced an investigation into attacks against human rights defender Danelly Estupiñan. Following national and international pressure, the Prosecutor agreed to appoint a special prosecutor to lead the investigation. Danelly will also have direct access to the work of the investigation. What happened? Danelly stands up for the rights of …
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Good news: Evelyn Hernández declared innocent!
On 19 August 2019, El Salvador’s authorities declared Evelyn Hernández innocent of ‘homicide’, after losing her pregnancy in 2016. Evelyn had been imprisoned under El Salvador’s draconian anti-abortion laws and sentenced to 30 years in prison for the obstetric emergency. This is the first time such a sentence has been overruled in a re-trial. What …
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Good news: Malak is free!
On 16 July, 19-year-old Malak al-Kashef was finally freed from prison in Egypt. Malak al-Kashef, a transgender woman, was arbitrarily detained for over 4 months in the all-male Mazra’at Tora prison. What happened? National Security Agency officers raided Malak’s home in Giza, Egypt on 6 March 2019. It was four days later that her family …
Nearly 6 million messages of support for brave women around the world
Each year, the world’s biggest human rights event just gets bigger. Write for Rights 2018 was no exception, with people writing millions of messages that transformed the lives of women activists worldwide. They came in their dozens, hundreds, even thousands. They were students, parents, teachers, friends – ordinary people who took a moment to tweet, …
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Good News: Queensland to better protect kids in the justice system
After thousands of human rights supporters spoke out, the Queensland Parliament has now reformed the Youth Justice Act to ensure that children spend as little time as possible in detention centres and harmful police watch houses. On 22 August Queensland’s Parliament debated and passed Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. In passing the …
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30 human rights wins worth celebrating
Thanks to a combination of fierce campaigning and people power, 2019 has seen some major human rights wins so far! January As a tribute to Julián Carrillo, an environmental rights defender killed in October 2018, we launched Caught between bullets and neglect, a digest on Mexico’s failure to protect environmental human rights defenders. Just a few hours …
15 human rights wins in 2019
Think signing petitions, attending rallies, and bugging your members of parliament doesn’t do anything? Here’s proof that it does – and this is just a teaser. Every day we hear incredible stories of hope overcoming adversity, and people just like you leading positive change, all around the world. Thank you for defending human rights! 1. …
#MyNewNeighbour update
The wins in the #MyNewNeighbour campaign continue into 2019. Three-months into the year and the campaign is now 29 councils strong, thanks to the ongoing hard work, and dedication of activists Australia-wide. This year we saw the first councils in South Australia get behind community sponsorship. With Port Adelaide and Adelaide City council both raising …