Child rights Australia The overrepresentation problem: First Nations kids are 26 times more likely to be incarcerated than their classmates DONATE NOW
Climate justice Australia Eleven human rights milestones for the first 100 days for the Albanese government DONATE NOW
LGBTQIA+ rights Australia Abortion rights in Australia and why you should care about Roe v Wade DONATE NOW
Australia Charities Condemn New Federal Laws That Threaten To Shut Them Down 24 June 2021 | 4:32 pm An alliance of Australia’s most well-established and respected charities, including Anglicare,... Read More
Human rights Australia Access to child care is a human right 24 June 2021 | 4:17 pm By Emma Slee, Amnesty International Australia Intern Childcare is back in the news. While in the... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia Hong Kong: Apple Daily closure is dark day for press freedom 24 June 2021 | 4:14 pm Responding to the closure of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily following the freezing of its assets... Read More
Human rights Middle East Israeli police targeted Palestinians with discriminatory arrests, torture and unlawful force 24 June 2021 | 4:09 pm Sweeping arrests targeting Palestinian activists Unlawful use of force against Palestinian... Read More
Death penalty Middle East Iran: Stop imminent execution of young man arrested at 17 and tortured 24 June 2021 | 3:57 pm Responding to the Iranian authorities’ plans on 28 June to execute 20-year-old Hossein Shahbazi,... Read More
Climate justice Asia Cambodia: Assault on environmental defenders escalates as four more charged, facing up to 15 years’ imprisonment 24 June 2021 | 3:49 pm Responding to reports that that four environmental activists affiliated with Mother Nature Cambodia... Read More
Human rights Asia UN: Growing international concern must translate into concrete action over China’s crimes against humanity in Xinjiang 22 June 2021 | 4:06 pm A statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva by a cross-regional group of 43... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Europe Belarus: Medical workers facing brutal reprisals for peaceful protest 21 June 2021 | 12:20 am Amnesty International Australia has written to Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, on a... Read More
Human rights Global Open Letter from Amnesty International Secretary General to ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan 21 June 2021 | 12:08 am Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard has written to ICC Prosecutor on the... Read More
LGBTQIA+ rights Europe Hungary: New homophobic and transphobic law is an attack on LGTBQIA+ rights; Australia must speak out 20 June 2021 | 11:28 pm Amnesty International Australia has written to Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, sharing... Read More
Death penalty North America USA: Two men face execution by electric chair in South Carolina 20 June 2021 | 10:48 pm Amnesty International Australia has written to Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne, with... Read More
