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Human rights
How to tell someone you know they’re being transphobic
Tips for trans allies to call out harmful actions and attitudes in a constructive way.
10 July, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
Toitū Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As a global movement, Amnesty International is committed to upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples and to combatting racial discrimination.
26 June, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
Stop the Ram Raid Bill: petition handover
A group of over 30 organisations is preparing to deliver a petition to political leaders calling for the Ram Raid Bill to be scrapped.
24 June, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
New human rights data show ongoing harm to Māori
According to the latest data, Māori are among those most at risk of human rights violations for nearly all the rights measured.
20 June, 2024
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Climate breakdown
Climate justice equals human rights
Climate justice means putting human rights at the core of decision making and action on climate change.
11 June, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
Community leaders warn of flawed Ram Raid Bill
A growing collective of community leaders and advocates for the welfare of children and young people are calling on the Government to withdraw the Ram Raid Bill.
06 June, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
Submission on the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill 2024
We are deeply concerned that the Local Government Amendment Bill breaches human rights, is discriminatory towards Māori, undermines Te Tiriti o Waitangi and democratic participation.
30 May, 2024
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Youth
Tackling the death penalty in the USA
Twenty-year-old TJ Riggs is a student at Samford University and Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for the State of Alabama.
29 May, 2024
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Justice
Executions soar to highest number in almost a decade
Amnesty International has released its annual report on the global use of the death penalty.
29 May, 2024
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Human rights
Israeli air strikes further evidence of war crimes
The International Criminal Court should investigate as war crimes three Israeli air strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children, in the occupied Gaza Strip last month.
27 May, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
AIANZ Annual Report 2023
Download our 2023 annual report and read more about our year of standing with humanity.
24 May, 2024
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Human rights
ICC applications for arrest warrants are a crucial step towards justice
This move by the ICC Prosecutor sends an important message to all parties to the conflict in Gaza, and beyond, that they will be held accountable for the devastation they have waged on the peoples of Gaza and Israel.
21 May, 2024
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Human rights
Three activists on why they refuse to be silent in older age
Three activists reflect on their experiences, the changes they are campaigning for, and how being an older person gives them unique perspective and motivation.
21 May, 2024
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Our Domestic Work
Open letter on the Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill
Representatives from the forced migration sector have written to Minister Stanford and Associate Minister Costello about the Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill.
15 May, 2024
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Wins
People Power in Action - Amnesty's Good News Roundup
Let’s celebrate our wins, and take a look at some amazing moments of triumph and achievement.
13 May, 2024