Amnesty International Australia :: Act Now

Close The Gap: Demand Indigenous health equality

2009-03-26T05:16:05+00:00

Call on the Australian Government to Close The Gap on Indigenous health.

Facing death every day for 40 years

2009-03-23T20:00:24+00:00

Hakamada Iwao has spent the last 40 years on death row. Aged 73, he is one of Japan's oldest and longest serving death row inmates.

Reveal the whereabouts of Masood Janjua

2009-03-07T08:01:27+00:00

Masood Janjua and Faisal Faraz were picked up in Pakistan from a bus in July 2005. They have not been heard from since.

Why our Government must not fail women

2009-03-02T21:59:21+00:00

Up to 57% of women in Australia have experienced violence. Call on our Government to fulfill its election commitment to a National Plan of Action to stop violence against women.

Justice for Justine Masika

2009-03-02T05:52:19+00:00

Justine and her family have been attacked because of her work defending women’s human rights in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nepal: Government Must Say No to Violence Against Women

2009-02-22T03:21:37+00:00

Call on the Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, to ensure his government adopts a zero tolerance policy on violence against women and ensures the safety of all women human rights defenders.

Sorry Mr Rudd, one word is not enough

2009-02-12T04:24:46+00:00

Prime Minister Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations was a first step towards reconciliation, but was not by itself enough to resolve traumas of the past. Join our call for a national plan for reparation.

Don’t let war criminals get away with murder

2009-01-28T23:46:47+00:00

More than 1,300 Palestinians - including over 400 children - and 13 Israelis have been killed in the conflict to date, with thousands more injured.

92 Lao Hmong children seeking asylum detained

2008-11-26T01:21:33+00:00

158 Lao Hmong refugees, including 92 children, have been detained in inhumane conditions in Thailand for over two years. Call on the Thai authorities for their immediate release.

Destruction and evictions in Kampot, Cambodia

2008-11-20T02:07:00+00:00

Over 300 homes have been burnt and villagers beaten and displaced by authorities in Kampot. Send an urgent letter to the authorities.