http://www.amnesty.org.au/campaigns/ Get involved with Amnesty International's campaigns and take action to defend human rights. en Copyright 2016 2016-09-12T23:41:10+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/42471/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/42471/#When:23:41:10Z Two refugees with muscular dystrophy have made a remarkable journey from Syria to a refugee camp in Greece to escape the armed group that calls itself Islamic State (IS). Campaign Features, Blog 2016-09-12T23:41:10+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/42443/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/42443/#When:05:07:26Z Chills ran down Tomás Gómez Membreño’s spine when he first heard about the brutal murder of his renowned friend and ally, the Honduran Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, six months ago this week. Erika Guevara-Rosas, our Americas Director, takes a look at the current situation. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-09-06T05:07:26+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/42390/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/42390/#When:23:29:15Z Anna Neistat - Senior Director for Research at Amnesty International - recounts witnessing 'patterns of horrendous abuse' occurring under Australia's offshore detention program. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-08-24T23:29:15+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/42088/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/42088/#When:04:07:49Z It’s been one year since China began its assault on human rights lawyers and activists across the country on 9 July 2015. We take a look at the key events as they unfolded and the situation today. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-07-06T04:07:49+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/29959/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/29959/#When:19:42:54Z Killers, murderers, terrorists, drug lords. Who cares if they are faced with death, right? These are the arguments of many pro-death penalty advocates who highlight the guilt of the convicted and the serious nature of their crime. But what if you couldn't be sure? Blog 2016-06-02T19:42:54+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/41824/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/41824/#When:01:56:09Z For many years Amnesty International has documented human rights violations against sex workers in countries all over the world. Today we launch four detailed research reports into the situation for sex workers in Argentina, Hong Kong, Norway and Papua New Guinea. The picture is grim. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-05-25T01:56:09+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41819/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41819/#When:06:21:37Z Indonesian-born Ken Matahari, Activism Support Coordinator at Amnesty, once believed that the death penalty was necessary for the very worst crimes. Seven years later, he now supports its worldwide abolition. Here, Ken explains his journey. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-05-23T06:21:37+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/41794/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/41794/#When:01:27:54Z The armed men who burst into the house of Honduran Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres on 3 March had a simple plan: find her, kill her, and leave. What they didn’t expect, however, is for Gustavo Castro, a human rights activist working with Friends of the Earth Mexico and a close friend of Berta’s, to be in the next room. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-05-18T01:27:54+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/41698/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/comments/41698/#When:04:03:25Z We profile the courageous girls who are standing up to forced marriage in Burkina Faso. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-05-02T04:03:25+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/32961/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/32961/#When:15:10:41Z Amnesty's Michael Hayworth addresses the reasons some people still believe in the death penalty. Blog 2016-03-30T15:10:41+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/41483/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/41483/#When:23:00:13Z During late 2015 and early 2016, our supporters around the world wrote an astonishing 3.7 million letters, messages, emails and tweets as part of our global letter-writing marathon, Write for Rights. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-03-23T23:00:13+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41305/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41305/#When:03:32:44Z Ali al-Nimr was just 17 when he was arrested on 14 February 2012, a few months after taking part in anti-government rallies in Saudi Arabia. He was sentenced to death following a deeply unfair trial based on “confessions” he says were obtained through torture. His mother, Nassra al-Ahmed, tells their story. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-02-16T03:32:44+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/41188/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/41188/#When:02:18:05Z Our new report ‘I want a safe place: Refugee women from Syria uprooted and unprotected in Lebanon' reveals that Syrian refugee women don’t feel safe in Lebanon. Here are four reasons why, and four possible solutions. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-02-02T02:18:05+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/41177/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/41177/#When:03:57:05Z As Denmark proposes delaying family reunification, the story of Syrian refugees Omar and his family shows why the right to a family life is worth fighting for. Campaign Features, Blog 2016-01-29T03:57:05+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/38384/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/38384/#When:04:21:05Z Undeterred by threats, physical attacks and prison, human rights lawyer Robert Sann Aung has been defending activists in Myanmar for more than 30 years. After the recent elections in Myanmar, he talks to us about his hopes for his country. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-11-09T04:21:05+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/38197/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/38197/#When:22:42:15Z The President of Myanmar wants the world to believe that his country has changed, that anyone can voice their political opinions. But life in Myanmar is not the fairytale he would have us believe. Blogs, Researc 2015-10-08T22:42:15+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/35290/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/35290/#When:15:15:46Z Imagine you had no identity or place to call home. Amie Hamling reflects on the life of Rohingya refugees. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-10-06T15:15:46+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/38082/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/38082/#When:00:55:02Z Amnesty’s Refugee Campaigner Graeme McGregor describes the work that goes on behind the scenes in our struggle to protect the rights of refugees. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-09-23T00:55:02+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/38047/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/38047/#When:04:42:37Z Australia’s commitment to take an additional 12,000 Syrians is significant, but is it enough? Campaign Features, Blog 2015-09-17T04:42:37+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/37903/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/37903/#When:03:49:59Z In an open letter to the Australian media, Amnesty's Jessie Mawson calls on journalists stop referring to asylum seekers as 'migrants'. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-09-03T03:49:59+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/37546/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/37546/#When:04:06:41Z Our Refugee Coordinator recently spent a week in Geneva for the two most important meetings on the refugee campaign calendar. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-07-10T04:06:41+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37499/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37499/#When:00:27:01Z On 28 May 2015, Moses Akatugba, a Nigerian death-row inmate, was pardoned after nearly 10 years in jail. He had been tortured to confess to a crime he says he never committed. Over 800,000 activists sent letters demanding justice for Moses. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-07-03T00:27:01+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37463/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37463/#When:01:58:31Z On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, we take a look at torture around the world in 2015. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-06-26T01:58:31+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/37439/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/37439/#When:02:27:46Z Ensaf Haidar, wife of Raif Badawi, has campaigned tirelessly for her husband's release. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-06-23T02:27:46+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/36538/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/36538/#When:00:23:38Z Following the executions of eight men in Indonesia we take a look at what happened and why. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-04-29T00:23:38+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/37048/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/37048/#When:05:37:09Z Amnesty volunteer Laura James tells us how motherhood motivated her to campaign for refugee rights. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-04-23T05:37:09+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/37015/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/iar/comments/37015/#When:00:54:13Z A letter from Samar Badawi to her imprisoned husband, the Saudi Arabian human rights lawyer, Waleed Abu al-Khair. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-04-20T00:54:13+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/34820/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/comments/34820/#When:16:45:36Z A story of love and endurance; of fear and generosity; an intimate look at those at the centre of Australia’s refugee debate. Campaign Features, Blog 2015-02-21T16:45:36+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/35515/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/35515/#When:15:05:18Z Amnesty's Philippines expert Hazel Galang-Folli tells us why it's time for President Aquino to tackle the Philippines' dirty secret. Campaign Features, Blog 2014-09-11T15:05:18+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/35463/ http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/35463/#When:14:54:45Z At age sixteen, Moses Akatugba’s life changed forever when he was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery in 2005. As his life hangs in limbo, the reports of torture in Nigeria continue to increase. Campaign Features, Blog 2014-09-02T14:54:45+00:00