With only tepid support in Japan for the #MeToo campaign against sexual harassment, Amnesty’s East Asia Researcher Hiroka Shoji believes Japanese women must hold the government to account and demand respect for their rights. “I beat my wife again, because she gave birth to a girl.” These are the words my grandfather wrote in his […]
Ahead of a planned “Unite the Right 2” rally in Washington DC and the anniversary of the Charlottesville tragedy on August 12, Amnesty International USA’s executive director Margaret Huang, said: “Failure from our leaders to denounce racial and ethnic hatred has only emboldened those who wish to normalise discrimination. “When President Trump persists in promoting […]
The Palaszczuk Government must act now to keep around 150 Queensland children as young as 10 years old from losing their childhoods in prison each year, said Amnesty International in Brisbane today. The Queensland Government is currently harming 150 children across the state per year at a crucial time in their development, by locking up […]
The Zimbabwean authorities must stop arresting and harassing protesters and bystanders following post-election violence that has killed at least six people, Amnesty International said. More than 60 people have been arbitrarily arrested in the past seven days in a government crackdown on supporters of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), whose leader Nelson Chamisa […]
Authorities must launch a prompt and effective investigation into the army’s killing of three protesters and injury of scores others following post elections violence, said Amnesty International. “It is unfortunate that this election has descended into bloodshed, which could have been avoided if security forces had exercised restraint against protesters. The army’s conduct should be […]
Amnesty is urgently calling for a sustained ceasefire by all parties to prevent further loss of civilian lives amidst an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza.
Indonesian security forces have unlawfully killed at least 95 people in little more than eight years in the restive eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua, with the overwhelming majority of perpetrators never being held to account for these crimes, Amnesty International reveals in a new report today. All but 10 of the victims were […]
Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries, is primarily dealing with the catastrophe that has befallen the Rohingya people. It is in the interests of advanced economies to lend a hand, writes Dr Stephen Moss. I recently returned from Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh where I was part of an Amnesty International delegation. I witnessed first-hand […]
We have been attending Comic Con for the past few years with great results, last year we gained over 500 petition signatures over the weekend which is a great achievement, but we think we can do better! We hope to further educate the pop-culture society of what Amnesty International does as an organisation, inform them […]
The Amnesty International WA SkillSHARE for 2018 brought activists together for training sessions in ally-ship, values and frames, and shared conversations about their vision for the region. Our volunteer training team share their insights into the day. Jasmine Ruscoe “These days never fail to inspire me as I see the value and the power of […]