“China’s intention to appoint its own Dalai Lama – one who will be loyal to Beijing – is a direct assault on the very principle of religious freedom.” Kyinzom Dhongdue As His Holiness the Dalai Lama ...

Play We invite you to listen to this very special playlist curated by staff at Amnesty International Australia. You’ll find songs spanning every genre; some that get you up on your feet, many that get ...

What’s next With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples over-represented in many of Australia’s most concerning statistics, including imprisonment, suicide, youth suicide, and mortality, ...

Survivors interviewed for the report, “I Was Someone Else’s Property”, believed they were applying for genuine jobs but were instead trafficked to Cambodia, where they were held in prison-like ...

25 June 2025 Responding to recurrent drone strikes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan that have killed at least 17 people, including five children, this year with the latest deadly strike on ...

The organisation’s analysis of 255 individuals targeted under national security legislation in Hong Kong since 30 June 2020 also showed that bail was denied in almost 90% of cases where charges were ...

1 July 2025 In response to today’s execution in Japan of a man convicted of the murder of nine people, Chiara Sangiorgio, Death Penalty Advisor at Amnesty International, said: “The execution of ...

23 June 2025 In response to a U.S. District Court Judge ordering Mahmoud Khalil to be released on bail, Amnesty International’s Americas Regional Director Ana Piquer said: “After more than three ...

12 June 2025 In response to President Trump imposing a new discriminatory travel ban on visitors from Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, ...

16 June 2025 In response to President Trump’s remarks that protesters will be met with “very heavy force,” Paul O’Brien, Amnesty International USA’s Executive Director, made the following statement: ...

23 June 2025 The Iranian authorities must halt all plans to carry out arbitrary executions and protect all those arrested over accusations of espionage for Israel from enforced disappearance, torture ...

10 June 2025 Every year in June, Amnesty International Australia joins the global community in celebrating Refugee Week, culminating in World Refugee Day on 20 June. It’s a week that does two ...