Defending Human Rights
Global: FIFA should halt process for 2034 World Cup bid and demand credible human rights strategy for 2030. 11 November 2024 | 11:52 am. Economic, social and cultural rights Middle East. Saudi Arabia: Shortfalls in migrant workers’ insurance scheme highlight need for major reforms on eve of ILO labour complaint.
Does Australia have a racism problem?
Oct 6, 2021 · Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner described racism as a ‘signficant social and national security threat to Australia’. While it may be a difficult truth to confront, it is clear that Australia has an enduring problem with racial discrimination and abuse. To combat racial abuse, Australians must first acknowledge that racism is ...
What we do – Amnesty International Australia
Jul 19, 2018 · Rights belong to every one of us but they are abused or denied around the world, every single day. When this happens, we search out the facts, expose what’s happening and rally people together to pressure governments and others to respect human rights.
Our Vision - Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia’s 2025 Vision belongs to everyone who helped conceive it, and everyone who will help make it a reality: our activists, members, donors, partners, staff and our hundreds of thousands of supporters across Australia. But most of all, this is a vision for the people affected by human rights violations.
Explainer: What is the right to protest and why is it important?
Aug 17, 2022 · The right to protest is the makeup of three important rights; the right to freedom of assembly, the right to freedom of association, and the right to freedom of speech. It is a right that everyone is entitled to ensure that all voices are heard and that there is equality, inclusivity and freedoms for all. Protests come in many different forms ...
What are human rights? – Amnesty International Australia
Under the guidance of Eleanor Roosevelt, then-first lady of the United States and a politician, diplomat and activist in her own right, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was born.“Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution”Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 14 Article 1 states: “All human beings are born free and equal in ...
Refugees in Australia: Overcoming Adversity, Championing Change
27 May 2024. Refugees in Australia face dire circumstances and are subject to harsh treatment; such as being turned back on arrival or being sent into detention facilities. They’re often villainised by mainstream media and politicians as being lazy, which is simply untrue.These refugees have a genuine need and right to seek asylum, and once given it, excel by maximising the opportunities ...
Our movement - Amnesty International Australia
Please try again later. We’re an independent, global movement of people who campaign courageously for human rights. In more than 150 countries worldwide, over 10 million of us stand together for justice, freedom, human dignity and equality. Right now, human rights abuses are happening in our world. But we know that our grassroots movement can ...
How it works – Amnesty International Australia
Please try again later. This is how Amnesty works. Amnesty International is the world’s largest and most-respected human rights organisation. Information obtained by our fearless researchers allow us to campaign against abuses of human rights around the world. In Australia and across the globe we bring torturers to justice, change oppressive ...
What's new - Amnesty International Australia
Explainer: Why we need a Human Rights Act for Australia. 7 November 2022 | 11:53 am. Amnesty has called on the Australian Government to commit to increasing the Humanitarian Program to... Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to the Australian Labor Party National... Did you know that Australia is the only liberal democracy in ...