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Our shared vision for humanity can become a transformative force for change, igniting a global movement towards justice and compassion.

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We’re looking for rangatahi to lead the way.

You could get $4500 to make your human rights vision a reality.

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AMNESTY IN ACTION

Discover 27 inspiring stories of hope, progress, and victory from the Amnesty movement.

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Transformation of the justice system - and beyond

Read more about our work on criminal justice and human rights

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Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility

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We campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people in over 150 countries and territories who campaign to end abuses of human rights.

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We challenge injustice wherever it happens, and stand for equality, freedom and justice with people just like you.

Amnesty International offers a global movement that mobilises the humanity in everyone so that we can all live with care and respect for each other.

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Our movement changes lives

We celebrate the small wins, and the big moments because we know that every step our world takes away from injustice, is a step closer to a world in which human rights are enjoyed equally and by all.

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What we can and can't help with

Amnesty can help with

  • Connecting you to a global movement that is standing with humanity
  • Identifying systemic human rights issues
  • Advocating to change the laws and practices that marginalise groups of people

Amnesty can’t help with

  • Legal advice
  • Support for individuals who need assistance with complaints or claims
  • Information about agencies or laws in countries besides Aotearoa New Zealand
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Our Domestic Work

Human rights data highlight harm to Māori

New data from the Human Rights Measurement Initiative highlight the urgent need for the NZ Government to pick up its work towards upholding the UN Declaration of Indigenous Rights.

23 June, 2023

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Human rights

Five reasons we should all oppose the death penalty

Executing someone is the ultimate act of violence, and it denies that person their most fundamental right: the right to live.

08 May, 2023

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Our Domestic Work

Transformation for the justice system – and beyond

Our goal is to support the transformation of the criminal justice system into one that fully recognises the tino rangatiratanga of Māori.

27 April, 2023

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Impact

Amnesty Has mobilised over

10,000,000

people around the world

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2022: New Zealand will stop imprisoning

people seeking asylum

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Australia accepted the New Zealand offer to

welcome refugees

trapped in cruel offshore detention

Impact

In 2021, Amnesty Advocates took

4,657,104

actions through Write for Rights