Defending Human Rights
Dec 24, 2024 · When human rights are denied, we won’t be silent. We'll continue to campaign relentlessly and give a voice to those who’ve had theirs taken away. Join us.
Welcome to the new Amnesty website!
Welcome to the new Amnesty International Australia website – with some great new features and a fresh look. Amnesty, along with our partner Agency, have been working hard to build an activism tool that accurately represents our vision and our human rights work.And we are proud to unveil it in 2016.
What we do – Amnesty International Australia
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.
Human Rights Act - Amnesty International Australia
Why does Australia need a Human Rights Act? Human rights are the fundamental freedoms and protections that belong to all of us. With a Human Rights Act, the government would need to respect human rights when making decisions, including our right to adequate housing, a healthy environment, education, health, and more.
Explainer: Why we need a Human Rights Act for Australia
Nov 7, 2022 · As a global movement of 10 million people, and 500,000 people in Australia, Amnesty International has the people power to build public support for a Human Rights Act.
Together we’re progressing human rights - Amnesty International …
Mar 19, 2024 · The world’s biggest human rights event. Over 20 years, we’ve changed the lives of close to 100 people, because real change happens when ordinary people come together to take action.
What's new - Amnesty International Australia
All the latest news, blogs, reports and submissions from Amnesty International Australia.
An Australian human rights act: Why we need one
Mar 13, 2024 · Amnesty has recommended that the Federal Government prioritises protecting human rights through a Human Rights Act. A Human Rights Act will: Prevent human rights abuses by forcing the government to consider human rights when passing laws, making decisions about policies, and delivering services
Our Vision - Amnesty International Australia
Advancing Human Rights. Our key priorities to advance human rights by 2025: Create a national Human Rights Act for Australia.; Secure Indigenous justice to end the over-representation of Indigenous young people in prisons within a generation.; Seek climate justice by working with those affected by the climate crisis, and protecting the right to protest for climate change.
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 ...