It should be no national secret that Australia is behind. Being the only liberal democracy without a Human Rights Act, our ...

We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government's ongoing arbitrary ...

Amnesty International Australia extends solidarity with Mechelle Turvey, the Noongar Yamatji community and everyone who loved ...

Amnesty International expresses immense sorrow the news of a 17 year old Aboriginal boy’s death in the Banksia Hill youth detention centre. Australia’s youth detention system breaches international ...

Amnesty International Australia urges the Queensland government to abandon the second tranche of “Adult Crime, Adult Time” ...

Amnesty celebrated this Refugee Week by speaking with Refugee advocates who shared their stories of resilience, courage, hope and family. Zaki, Hedayat and Noor’s experiences reveal the difficulties ...

Amnesty International Australia urges the federal government to heed the lessons of Australia’s previous scandal-ridden, inhumane offshore processing regime and allow the 40 people who recently sought ...

Responding to reports of widescale damage from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake reported in central and other parts of Myanmar, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher Joe Freeman said: “This earthquake ...

The UN is a global organisation made up of 193 countries, working together to uphold peace, dignity and human rights across the world. It’s where nations come together to agree on standards that ...

Impunity of vigilante groups Police failing victims of communal violence Journalists, activists, influencers silenced through attacks and trumped-up charges Relief camps in dire need of support More ...

Amnesty International condemns the use of extreme force against children detained in the Banksia Hill detention centre overnight and calls on WA Premier Mark McGowan to immediately act to ensure the ...

Estimates suggest that over 12 billion bullets are manufactured each year. That’s nearly enough to kill everyone on Earth twice over. With armed conflict and civilian deaths on the rise, controlling ...