http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/ en Copyright 2016 2016-07-18T23:54:12+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/42153/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/42153/#When:23:54:12Z Verónica Razo, a Mexican 37-year-old mother of three is terrified of sleeping. Every night, when she lies in her bed in a small cell in Morelo's federal prison, an hour outside the capital, Mexico City, her mind replays the scariest 24 hours of her life. Campaign Features 2016-07-18T23:54:12+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/41905/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/41905/#When:00:12:27Z The story of the men and women whose unimaginable pain and courage led to a global ban on torture Campaign Features 2016-06-06T00:12:27+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/41098/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/41098/#When:05:18:16Z People power is behind the success of all our work and we’d like to share with you some of the top recent successes that we’ve achieved together in our fight to stop torture globally. Campaign Features 2016-01-14T05:18:16+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37499/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed 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, Blogs 2015-07-03T00:27:01+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37463/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed 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, Blogs 2015-06-26T01:58:31+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37332/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/37332/#When:06:49:04Z Moses Akatugba, a Nigerian torture victim wrongfully sentenced to death for a crime committed when he was 16 years old, has been pardoned following intensive campaigning from Amnesty International supporters across the world. Campaign Features 2015-05-30T06:49:04+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/36157/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/36157/#When:16:38:23Z Despite the Anti-Torture Act, the use of torture persists in the Philippines. As a major aid donor, Australia is in a strong position to say this is unacceptable, writes Ellecer Carlos. Campaign Features 2014-11-30T16:38:23+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/34884/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/34884/#When:12:49:34Z On International Day Against Torture we take a look at the work of forensic doctors who document the use of torture. Campaign Features 2014-09-23T12:49:34+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/35515/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed 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, Blogs 2014-09-11T15:05:18+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/hrs/comments/35463/?utm_source=hrs&utm_medium=feed 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, Blogs 2014-09-02T14:54:45+00:00