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 […]
In the coastal town of Mirissa, which boasts one of Sri Lanka’s most popular beaches, hotel manager Jeewanthi Jayasinghe, 30, is fretting about her staff. It used to be that 5,000 rupees could comfortably feed a family of three or four for a week. “Now, 5,000 is not even enough for three days. A kilo […]
Since 2007, the blockade of Gaza is impacting every aspect of life for the Palestinians caught in this conflict. From access to water to a lack of job opportunities, the impacts of the blockade are far reaching, and for the younger generation, limit their chance to build a future. 2022 marks 15 years of the […]
By Alf ‘Uncle Boydie’ Turner (pictured right) and Jimi Peters (pictured left) While the name Nelson Mandela is known worldwide, few non-Indigenous Australians could say very much about his equivalent trailblazers in their own country. One of those trailblazers was William Cooper (1860-1941), a proud Yorta Yorta man, political activist and community leader, who a century […]
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential figures in the civil rights movement. He advocated for peaceful protests and civil disobedience to achieve social change. His famous “I Have a Dream” speech is still remembered and quoted today. King also helped to organise the historic March on Washington in 1963, which […]
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 […]
The term fetal rights came into wide usage after Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that legalized abortion in the United States. Fetal rights are the moral rights or legal rights of the human fetus under natural and civil law. Natural law → inherent rights we have as humans Civil law → the constitutional […]
Hello world, allow me to introduce myself, and the story behind Safeguardwomen.org. My name’s Tiyana, and I’m the founder of the Humanitarian Changemakers Network (HCN). I’m passionate about catalysing positive social change, and helping those working across the social change space to build their changemaking toolkit. I’ve always considered myself a bit of a feminist, […]
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 […]