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The overrepresentation problem: First Nations kids are 26 times more likely to be incarcerated than their classmates

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Eleven human rights milestones for the first 100 days for the Albanese government

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Abortion rights in Australia and why you should care about Roe v Wade

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NAGM 2018: Highlights

4 December 2018 | 9:26 am

Amnesty International Australia’s National Annual General Meeting (NAGM) was held on 27–28...

PHILIPPINES: President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” campaign led to as many as 12,000 deaths.

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

Philippines must end harassment of Duterte critic Maria Ressa

4 December 2018 | 8:55 am

Responding to the news that Maria Ressa, executive editor of news outlet Rappler, has posted bail...

Women's rights Global

Did you know this about rape?

3 December 2018 | 4:20 pm

Sex without consent is rape. It’s as simple as that. But myths and gender stereotypes related to...

A light artist stands against a dark night sky and paints the AI candle.

Submission: Inquiry into Queensland Human Rights Bill 2018

3 December 2018 | 2:30 pm

Amnesty International commends the Queensland Government’s introduction of a Human Rights...

View of the Women's March on Washington from the roof of the Voice of America building - January 21, 2017

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NSW Branch Committee Updates 2018

30 November 2018 | 1:00 pm

November 2018 Want to find out what is happening next year? Join our NSW regional update on 17...

Indigenous rights Australia

Five amazing Aboriginal women who shaped history

29 November 2018 | 11:15 am

When it comes to brave women fighting for their rights, Rosa Parks, the suffragettes and Helen...

Rohingya refugees walk through a paddy field in Bangladesh

Rohingya Asia

Rohingya repatriation: What happens next?

28 November 2018 | 1:40 pm

Since August 2017, more than 720,000 Rohingya people have fled a vicious campaign of violence by...

Standing up for rights in 2018

27 November 2018 | 2:01 pm

As 2018 draws to a close, we’d like to share with you the impact you’ve helped Amnesty...

People facing a wall on the Mexico Border

Refugee rights North America

US GOVERNMENT ENDANGERS ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH UNLAWFUL POLICIES

27 November 2018 | 12:30 pm

Unlawful US border policies are leaving thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where they...

The body of a victim of an airstrike in Yemen is carried out of the rubble

Responsive campaigning Middle East

AUSTRALIA MUST FOLLOW DENMARK AND END ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA

23 November 2018 | 4:38 pm

Amnesty International has again called on the Australian Government to cease the transfer of all...

People gather to protest for Indigenous rights. Someone holds a sign that says: 'We stand together'.

Community is Everything Australia

First time all States, Territories to discuss raising age Australia locks up kids

22 November 2018 | 7:30 pm

Tomorrow may be the first time Australians see action towards raising the age Australia locks up...

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The overrepresentation problem: First Nations kids are 26 times more likely to be incarcerated than their classmates

Eleven human rights milestones for the first 100 days for the Albanese government

Abortion rights in Australia and why you should care about Roe v Wade

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NAGM 2018: Highlights

Philippines must end harassment of Duterte critic Maria Ressa

Did you know this about rape?

Submission: Inquiry into Queensland Human Rights Bill 2018

NSW Branch Committee Updates 2018

Five amazing Aboriginal women who shaped history

Rohingya repatriation: What happens next?

Standing up for rights in 2018

US GOVERNMENT ENDANGERS ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH UNLAWFUL POLICIES

AUSTRALIA MUST FOLLOW DENMARK AND END ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA

First time all States, Territories to discuss raising age Australia locks up kids