In this photograph taken on July 8, 2022, a Taliban fighter holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a road checkpoint near the Bazarak district in Panjshir Province. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

A sea of umbrellas stretching into the distance as thousands protest a proposed extradition bill that would allow people from Hong Kong to be extradited to China.

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

Hong Kong: Opposition figures convicted in ‘ruthless purge’ of 47

31 May 2024 | 12:07 pm

Responding to today’s conviction of 14 Hong Kong opposition figures accused of “conspiring to...

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Responsive campaigning Middle East

Israel/OPT: Israeli air strikes that killed 44 civilians further evidence of war crimes – new investigation

30 May 2024 | 10:52 am

The International Criminal Court should investigate as war crimes three Israeli air strikes that...

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Human Rights Act Australia

Albanese Government must take historic opportunity and adopt Human Rights Act after inquiry recommendation

30 May 2024 | 10:48 am

MEDIA RELEASE A coalition of 104 civil society organisations have welcomed the Parliamentary Joint...

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A man carries a propane gas cylinder on his back while walking through debris and destruction littering a street in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City on October 11, 2023. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Responsive campaigning Middle East

GAZA: New crossing points and ‘floating dock’ are cosmetic changes, as humanitarian access disintegrates in Gaza, warn aid agencies

29 May 2024 | 3:24 pm

As Israeli attacks intensify on Rafah, the unpredictable trickle of aid into Gaza has created a...

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Responsive campaigning Middle East

Israel must comply with International Court of Justice order calling it to immediately halt military operations in Rafah

29 May 2024 | 3:10 pm

Amnesty International Australia is deeply horrified by the situation in Rafah. To describe the...

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Families of those unlawfully killed in Iran must be allowed to commemorate their deaths.

Human rights Middle East

Iran: President Raisi’s death must not deny victims of his grim human rights legacy their right to accountability

23 May 2024 | 11:21 am

MEDIA RELEASE The death of president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to...

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