Bangladesh: Authorities must deliver justice after brutal attack of woman posted online
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Bangladeshi authorities must ensure justice after an online video emerged showing a group of men stripping and severely beating a...
Indonesia: Immediately release Papuan students charged with treason
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Eight Papuan students who have been detained and charged with treason by police for peacefully expressing their political opinions on 1...
GLOBAL: Wealthy countries already hoarding breakthrough vaccines
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the announcement by Pfizer-BioNTech that the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing has been found to be effective in 90...
Home Affairs discussion with NZ on refugees is welcome
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International Australia today welcomes Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews’ acknowledgement that the department is in talks with New Zealand to...
Afghanistan: Survivors of gender-based violence abandoned following Taliban takeover – new research
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban’s takeover of the...
Myanmar: Unbridled destruction of freedoms as Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced
Source: Amnesty International NZ
In response to the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns Ming...
Protect Peaceful Assemblies, Limit Use of Force
Source: Amnesty International NZ
City, State Officials Should Comply with International Standards
(New York, October 21, 2020) – City and state officials in the United States...
Governments and police must stop using pandemic as pretext for abuse
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances made...
Covid-19: Four million death toll must spur governments and companies into action
Source: Amnesty International NZ
** As new surges of covid are seen across multiple countries (the UK is seeing its highest levels in 5 months,...
Myanmar: UN Security Council must act urgently, hold military accountable
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Ahead of the UN Security Council’s emergency closed meeting on Myanmar today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director of Advocacy Sherine Tadros said:
“What we are witnessing...
Hong Kong: Tiananmen vigil convictions an affront to human rights and international law
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the convictions of three Hong Kong pro-democracy figures – Jimmy Lai, Gwyneth Ho and Chow Hang-tung – over their...
USA: Protect Peaceful Assemblies, Limit Use of Force
Source: Amnesty International NZ
City, State Officials Should Comply with International Standards
(New York, October 21, 2020) – City and state officials in the United States...
