China: UN must act on Xinjiang atrocities after petition shows mass global outrage
Source: Amnesty International NZ
More than 323,000 people worldwide sign Amnesty International’s ‘Free Xinjiang Detainees’ petition
Open letter urges UN to investigate human rights violations against...
China: Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang amounts to crimes against humanity
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim minority men and women subjected to mass internment and torture
Millions of Muslims subjected to systematized mass...
New joint letter calls for more action on Afghanistan
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Being kind is a part of who we are as Kiwis. Today, alongside more than 60 other organisations, civil society groups,...
UN: Growing international concern must translate into concrete action over China’s crimes against humanity...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
A statement delivered at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva by a cross-regional group of 43 states who are “gravely...
33 human rights wins to celebrate
Source: Amnesty International NZ
It’s been a busy year for Amnesty International with positive changes taking place around the world. Laws have been rewritten, awards...
Indonesia: Government should investigate shooting of children in Intan Jaya, Papua
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Two children were shot, one fatally, during a gunfight between armed groups and Indonesian security forces in Intan Jaya regency, Papua...
Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale, according to a...
Aotearoa Justice Watch launched to monitor prison and police authorities
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Several organisations have come together to create a platform for people who are experiencing issues in Aotearoa’s policing and prison systems...
Covid-19: New research reveals Pfizer is making misleading claims about fair distribution of vaccines
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is making misleading statements about its commitment to vaccine fairness, as it continues to supply the majority of...
Explainer: Seven ways the coronavirus affects human rights
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The outbreak of the coronavirus (2019-nCov) that started in the Chinese city of Wuhan (Hubei province) in late 2019 has been declared a...
Prison Inspectorate reports highlight systemic concerns
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Three reports out from the Office of the Inspectorate reinforce what organisations working in the criminal justice space have been repeatedly raising with the Department of Corrections: our...
China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The exiled families of Uyghur children held in state “orphanages” in the Chinese region of Xinjiang described the torment of being...
