The youth are our future, but many believe they do not have the power to make a change or to challenge the injustice going on around them. That is not true. Everyone has the right to protest, the power to fight for justice and make a difference. Here are five young activists who exercised their […]
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate the oldest continuous living culture on earth. It’s also an important opportunity to learn about First Nations culture, history and the ongoing impacts that colonisation has on people today. Human rights activists stand up for the rights of everyone, everywhere. When we learn that someone’s […]
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into the use of Alternative Places of Detention (APODs). In the submission, Amnesty advocates for ending the use of APODs as a form of ‘general’ detention, as well as establishing a uniform, fair, independent and impartial approach to the granting of […]
Amnesty International Australia has welcomed election pledges from the new Albanese government on key human rights issues and have asked for swift action on ten key tasks. In the first 100 days, Amnesty would like to see the new government action the following pledges already made by the ALP in its policy platform, listed in […]
In 2021, the resort to the death penalty by a minority of states was on the rise, with some of the world’s most prolific executioners returning to business as usual and courts unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions. Most known executions took place in China, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria – in that order. “Instead of […]
Why is climate change a human rights issue?While we largely understand climate change through the impacts it will have on our natural world, it is the devastation that it is causing and will continue to cause for humanity that makes it an urgent human…
Why should the climate justice space take an intersectional approach?Intersectionality focuses on how social categories such as gender, race, socio-class, ability, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of our identity interact on multiple…
When it comes to tackling climate change there are two types of measures: climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. Most of the work we will do as activists falls under climate change mitigation- because we are calling on our own…
Episode 10 ft. Kirra (Amnesty Sunshine Coast) & Brock (Wear It Purple)
