Refugee rights Australia Community-led refugee program is here to stay – thanks to your support 28 February 2025 | 12:39 pm The Australian Government has announced that a program that allows refugees to be sponsored by... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Australia Australian universities’ decision to adopt contested definition of antisemitism is an attempt to stifle freedom of expression across campuses nationwide 27 February 2025 | 5:29 pm The decision by 39 Australian universities to adopt an extremely contested definition of... Read More
LGBTQIA+ rights Australia 4 ways to be an LGBTQIA+ ally this Mardi Gras 27 February 2025 | 1:43 pm With the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras just around the corner you may be wondering how you can... Read More
Responsive campaigning Middle East Israel/OPT: Masafer Yatta community in occupied West Bank under imminent threat of forcible transfer 27 February 2025 | 1:39 pm The Palestinian community of Shi’b Al-Butum in Masafer Yatta is at imminent risk of forcible... Read More
Climate justice Europe EU: Catastrophic changes proposed to key sustainability laws would erode human rights and environmental protections 27 February 2025 | 1:29 pm Reacting to today’s publication by the European Commission of a “simplification” Omnibus... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Europe Serbia: Cellebrite halts product use in Serbia following Amnesty surveillance report 27 February 2025 | 1:24 pm Responding to Cellebrite’s announcement that it will stop the use of its digital forensic... Read More
Refugee rights Australia Dutton’s lie on “fast-tracked” citizenship for Palestinians 25 February 2025 | 8:25 am Amnesty International Australia condemns Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s baseless and... Read More
Refugee rights Australia “Seeking safety is not a crime, it is a fundamental human right.” 24 February 2025 | 3:02 pm The Harmful Rhetoric and Political Game Against Refugees and People Seeking Asylum Must Stop By... Read More
Responsive campaigning Europe Ukraine/Russia: Justice for Ukraine means accountability for all crimes committed by Russia since 2014 24 February 2025 | 11:05 am There can be no justice for Ukrainians without full accountability for all crimes committed by... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Australia NSW Government’s latest crackdown on protest is a band-aid response to surge of antisemitism and other racism 21 February 2025 | 3:57 pm The NSW Government’s rush to pass laws restricting protest and criminalising vilification is... Read More
Responsive campaigning Global Over 230 global organisations demand governments producing F-35 jets stop arming Israel 21 February 2025 | 2:16 pm Over 230 global civil society organisations have called on governments producing F-35 fighter jets... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Africa Egypt: Release social media users detained for supporting calls to end President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s rule 21 February 2025 | 2:01 pm After years of calling for an end to successive Australian governments' cruel offshore processing... Read More
Human rights Australia World Day of Social Justice 20 February 2025 | 9:01 am This World Day of Social Justice, we recognise the importance of our Amnesty supporters and... Read More
Protect the right to protest in NSW 18 February 2025 | 2:00 pm In recent years, New South Wales has cracked down the right to peaceful protest. The current... Read More
Refugee rights Australia Fast Track Explained: Australia must give permanent protection to people seeking asylum 18 February 2025 | 1:45 pm What is the ‘Fast Track’ visa system? Introduced by the former Coalition government in... Read More
Refugee rights Australia Labor’s secret Nauru deal: A concerning precedent for back-door deportations 18 February 2025 | 11:45 am After years of calling for an end to successive Australian governments' cruel offshore processing... Read More
Death penalty Asia Singapore/Malaysia: Imminent execution of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman must be halted 18 February 2025 | 11:40 am Amnesty International Malaysia is greatly alarmed at the scheduling of the execution of Malaysian... Read More
Freedom of expression, association and assembly Middle East Saudi woman imprisoned for tweeting in support of women’s rights released after four-year ordeal 14 February 2025 | 9:19 am Responding to the release of Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi Arabian woman, who has spent more than four... Read More
Human rights Middle East Yemen: Investigate death in custody of arbitrarily detained UN aid worker 13 February 2025 | 10:51 am Yemeni authorities must urgently investigate the death in custody of a UN humanitarian worker with... Read More
Human rights Africa Egypt: Military trials of fishermen an affront to justice 12 February 2025 | 3:32 pm Egyptian authorities must stop trying civilians in military courts, said Amnesty International and... Read More