OUR ESSENTIAL RIGHTS ARE BEING ERASED

Widespread rise of authoritarian practices threaten our human rights. Stand with us and resist these attacks together.

NAVIGATING INJUSTICE:

Climate displacement from the Pacific Islands of Tuvalu and Kiribati to Aotearoa New Zealand

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When basic civil rights are being erased,

Increasingly we’re witnessing attacks against our civic freedoms. A systematic undermining of the essence of humanity whereby people experience fairness, equity, dignity and justice.

This widespread rise of authoritarian practices threatens our human rights. The antidote is the activation of community voice. The power of community that has sat at the heart of so many human rights movements.

Together, we can stand and resist.

Our shared humanity is the catalyst for change. To protect our collective right to a thriving, healthy society, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is mobilising resistance.

If you care enough to question, you care enough to act.

Recent updates

Human rights

Heads up, we're doing something new and different

Watch: Amnesty International's Kaiwhakahaere Matua, Jacqui Dillon, shares the exciting launch of our new brand campaign. From 13 October, you'll see us on billboards and radio, supported online and through social media. Our message highlights how these authoritarian practices deny people their rights, their dignity, and in some cases their homes and lives. And we pose a powerful question… Is it human? Is it right?

11 October, 2025

Human rights

Discriminatory migration system fails Pacific People facing climate change and disasters

Authorities in Aotearoa New Zealand are failing people most at risk of climate-related harm in the Pacific islands, subjecting them to discriminatory migration policies that tear families apart and disregard children’s rights, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.

08 October, 2025

Events

Amnesty's Secretary General is coming to Aotearoa New Zealand

Global human rights leader Dr Agnès Callamard will speak on humanity, justice, and hope in action. Don’t miss these rare events in Auckland and Wellington.

01 October, 2025

Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand is part of a 10 million-strong global movement of people who stand for universal access to fairness, justice, dignity, expression and inclusion - our essential civil rights. Standing together, our shared humanity holds the power to create change.