Amnesty Australia (AIA) Hills Group
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Amnesty International Australia's Hills Group meets on the 1st Monday each month (Feb to Nov) at 8pm at The Wateringhole Tavern, Monbulk.
From Wurundjeri and Bunurong lands, Australia
From Wurundjeri and Bunurong lands, Australia
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Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
EU-AU summit must rise to challenges on human rights – European Institutions Office
Dear African and European leaders, As the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) meet for a summit on 24-25 November in Luanda, Angola, both institutions are confronted with burgeoning conflic...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Conflict & crises. Authoritarian practices & closing civic space. Attacks on the international human rights system.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
At 25 years of their partnership, leaders at the EU-AU summit must rise to challenges in both regions & worldwide.
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US President Donald Trump issued a memorandum last week directing law enforcement to investigate a sprawling, imaginary conspiracy to foment political violence, with no evidence to substantiate these claims.
This is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions.
This is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions.
September 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
US President Donald Trump issued a memorandum last week directing law enforcement to investigate a sprawling, imaginary conspiracy to foment political violence, with no evidence to substantiate these claims.
This is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions.
This is a serious threat to human rights and democratic institutions.
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No more bargaining chips. @amnesty reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire and unconditional release of all civilian hostages.
Every moment of inaction costs more lives and deepens the horrors civilians are facing.
Every moment of inaction costs more lives and deepens the horrors civilians are facing.
Israel/OPT: No more bargaining chips: Immediate ceasefire and release of hostages urgently needed
Palestinian armed groups must immediately and unconditionally release all civilians held hostage in the occupied Gaza Strip, reiterated Amnesty International nearly two years after they were seized during the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel on 7 October 2023. The organization is also reiterating its calls for an immediate ceasefire and for Israel to end its […]
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September 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
No more bargaining chips. @amnesty reiterates its call for an immediate ceasefire and unconditional release of all civilian hostages.
Every moment of inaction costs more lives and deepens the horrors civilians are facing.
Every moment of inaction costs more lives and deepens the horrors civilians are facing.
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#ThrowBackThursday: Community voices from Hopley 🗣️💬
Last week, Amnesty International Zimbabwe partnered with All Generations Theatre group to host two community dialogues on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Obstetric Fistula in Hopley, Harare. 🎭
Last week, Amnesty International Zimbabwe partnered with All Generations Theatre group to host two community dialogues on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Obstetric Fistula in Hopley, Harare. 🎭
September 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#ThrowBackThursday: Community voices from Hopley 🗣️💬
Last week, Amnesty International Zimbabwe partnered with All Generations Theatre group to host two community dialogues on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Obstetric Fistula in Hopley, Harare. 🎭
Last week, Amnesty International Zimbabwe partnered with All Generations Theatre group to host two community dialogues on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Obstetric Fistula in Hopley, Harare. 🎭
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Malawi: Elections offer an opportunity to end human rights violations
#InCaseYouMissedIt, on 4 September 2025, @amnesty published a human rights manifesto ahead of #Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 16 September 2025.
#InCaseYouMissedIt, on 4 September 2025, @amnesty published a human rights manifesto ahead of #Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 16 September 2025.
September 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Malawi: Elections offer an opportunity to end human rights violations
#InCaseYouMissedIt, on 4 September 2025, @amnesty published a human rights manifesto ahead of #Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 16 September 2025.
#InCaseYouMissedIt, on 4 September 2025, @amnesty published a human rights manifesto ahead of #Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 16 September 2025.
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Graduation in pictures🎓🌟
Congratulations to the first cohort of Amnesty International Zimbabwe's Activists Circles who graduated last week after a four-day intensive human rights training! 🎉🌟
#PeoplePoweredMovement!✊
Congratulations to the first cohort of Amnesty International Zimbabwe's Activists Circles who graduated last week after a four-day intensive human rights training! 🎉🌟
#PeoplePoweredMovement!✊
August 31, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Graduation in pictures🎓🌟
Congratulations to the first cohort of Amnesty International Zimbabwe's Activists Circles who graduated last week after a four-day intensive human rights training! 🎉🌟
#PeoplePoweredMovement!✊
Congratulations to the first cohort of Amnesty International Zimbabwe's Activists Circles who graduated last week after a four-day intensive human rights training! 🎉🌟
#PeoplePoweredMovement!✊
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PAKISTAN: In 2018, Muhammad Ibrar was 17 years old. He would turn 18 in December that year. It was also the year he was abducted from his home.
His parents hope he will celebrate his 25th birthday with them.
#EndEnforcedDisappearances
His parents hope he will celebrate his 25th birthday with them.
#EndEnforcedDisappearances
August 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
PAKISTAN: In 2018, Muhammad Ibrar was 17 years old. He would turn 18 in December that year. It was also the year he was abducted from his home.
His parents hope he will celebrate his 25th birthday with them.
#EndEnforcedDisappearances
His parents hope he will celebrate his 25th birthday with them.
#EndEnforcedDisappearances
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“They said we would die”
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
DRC: Warring factions in eastern DRC commit horrific abuses including gang rapes, summary executions and abductions
Both the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) and the Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups backed by the Congolese army, have gang raped women and committed widespread human rights abuses aga...
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August 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“They said we would die”
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
@amnesty.org new briefing exposes grave abuses in North & South Kivu, DRC.
Gang rapes, summary executions, torture & attacks on health facilities by #M23, Wazalendo & the Congolese army (FARDC).
Many may amount to war crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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This public flogging is a disturbing act of state-sanctioned discrimination and cruelty in Aceh, Indonesia.
Aceh’s regional autonomy must not come at the expense of human rights. Intimate relationships between consenting adults should never be criminalized.
Aceh’s regional autonomy must not come at the expense of human rights. Intimate relationships between consenting adults should never be criminalized.
August 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This public flogging is a disturbing act of state-sanctioned discrimination and cruelty in Aceh, Indonesia.
Aceh’s regional autonomy must not come at the expense of human rights. Intimate relationships between consenting adults should never be criminalized.
Aceh’s regional autonomy must not come at the expense of human rights. Intimate relationships between consenting adults should never be criminalized.
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"We are not weak - but the war has broken our bones, and the siege has hollowed out our stomachs"
Read this moving account from an @amnesty.org fieldworker in Gaza: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Read this moving account from an @amnesty.org fieldworker in Gaza: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Gaza fieldworker: “We are torn apart watching our children suffer from hunger”
In this moving account, Amnesty International's fieldworker bravely shares how their hopes of a ceasefire have been torn apart. The reality of their lives is now truly unbearable. Their home has been ...
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July 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"We are not weak - but the war has broken our bones, and the siege has hollowed out our stomachs"
Read this moving account from an @amnesty.org fieldworker in Gaza: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
Read this moving account from an @amnesty.org fieldworker in Gaza: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...
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New @amnesty investigation finds Israel’s deliberate air strikes on Iran’s Evin prison on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes.
Iran: Deliberate Israeli attack on Tehran’s Evin prison must be investigated as a war crime
The Israeli military’s deliberate air strikes on Evin prison in Tehran on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes, Amnesty International said today, following an in-depth investigation.
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July 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
New @amnesty investigation finds Israel’s deliberate air strikes on Iran’s Evin prison on 23 June 2025 constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as war crimes.
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🚨This isn’t history. It’s a plan for our future.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
July 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
🚨This isn’t history. It’s a plan for our future.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
Amnesty UK has exposed powerful & well-funded groups that are working to stop women, LGBTI+ people & children making decisions over our bodies, health & futures.
This matters to all of us as everyone’s rights are at risk.
Join us in exposing them.
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Today, EU ministers will decide whether to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Anything less than a suspension will be a greenlight for Israel to continue its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, unlawful occupation of OPT & apartheid.🧵
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-isra...
Anything less than a suspension will be a greenlight for Israel to continue its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, unlawful occupation of OPT & apartheid.🧵
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-isra...
EU/Israel: Promises of humanitarian aid must not lead to inaction on EU-Israel Association Agreement - Letter
On 15 July, EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will meet at the Foreign Affairs Council to decide whether to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, or take any other measures to bring an end to Isr...
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July 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Today, EU ministers will decide whether to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
Anything less than a suspension will be a greenlight for Israel to continue its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, unlawful occupation of OPT & apartheid.🧵
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-isra...
Anything less than a suspension will be a greenlight for Israel to continue its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, unlawful occupation of OPT & apartheid.🧵
www.amnesty.eu/news/eu-isra...
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights' advisory opinion has affirmed that states have an obligation to take immediate, concrete, and positive action to urgently tackle the climate crisis.
July 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights' advisory opinion has affirmed that states have an obligation to take immediate, concrete, and positive action to urgently tackle the climate crisis.
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The world has come out to celebrate Pride month ✊
These Pride protests show people coming together to fight for the rights of LGBTI people, but not everyone can. In other places, Pride is actively shut down by governments and law enforcement agencies.
#ProtectTheProtest
These Pride protests show people coming together to fight for the rights of LGBTI people, but not everyone can. In other places, Pride is actively shut down by governments and law enforcement agencies.
#ProtectTheProtest
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The world has come out to celebrate Pride month ✊
These Pride protests show people coming together to fight for the rights of LGBTI people, but not everyone can. In other places, Pride is actively shut down by governments and law enforcement agencies.
#ProtectTheProtest
These Pride protests show people coming together to fight for the rights of LGBTI people, but not everyone can. In other places, Pride is actively shut down by governments and law enforcement agencies.
#ProtectTheProtest
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The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. 🌍⚖️
Children are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and environmental damage worldwide, yet they are the least responsible for this global crisis, which is now threatening their rights.
Children are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and environmental damage worldwide, yet they are the least responsible for this global crisis, which is now threatening their rights.
June 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. 🌍⚖️
Children are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and environmental damage worldwide, yet they are the least responsible for this global crisis, which is now threatening their rights.
Children are among those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and environmental damage worldwide, yet they are the least responsible for this global crisis, which is now threatening their rights.
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Since 2017, Amnesty International has been part of a global movement to open up new pathways to safety through community sponsorship. Thanks to this collective effort, more than one million refugees have been welcomed worldwide.
This is Eyad Jaabary (Eddy)'s story ⬇️
This is Eyad Jaabary (Eddy)'s story ⬇️
“It’s all still like a dream”: Syrian refugee builds new life in Argentina
Eddy knew little about Argentina before arriving in Buenos Aires as a refugee in 2017. With the support of a sponsor family, he has built a new life.
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June 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Since 2017, Amnesty International has been part of a global movement to open up new pathways to safety through community sponsorship. Thanks to this collective effort, more than one million refugees have been welcomed worldwide.
This is Eyad Jaabary (Eddy)'s story ⬇️
This is Eyad Jaabary (Eddy)'s story ⬇️
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The analysis underscores the urgent need to investigate the Israeli military for the war crimes of wanton destruction and collective punishment.
It also provides fresh evidence of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
It also provides fresh evidence of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
Satellite imagery reveals total razing of Khuza’a in May 2025 in further evidence of Israel’s wanton destruction and genocide in Gaza
Amnesty International’s analysis of satellite imagery and verification of video footage reveals how Israeli forces completely razed what remained of the town of Khuza’a in the southern occupied Gaza S...
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June 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The analysis underscores the urgent need to investigate the Israeli military for the war crimes of wanton destruction and collective punishment.
It also provides fresh evidence of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
It also provides fresh evidence of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip.
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Khuza’a, a town in the Khan Younis governorate, once home to approximately 11,000 Palestinians, has been entirely reduced to rubble in less than two weeks after a significant part of the town had already been destroyed in 2024.
June 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Khuza’a, a town in the Khan Younis governorate, once home to approximately 11,000 Palestinians, has been entirely reduced to rubble in less than two weeks after a significant part of the town had already been destroyed in 2024.
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🧵 Amnesty International’s analysis of satellite imagery and verification of video footage reveals how Israeli forces completely razed what remained of the town of Khuza’a in the southern occupied Gaza Strip over the course of two weeks in May 2025.
June 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🧵 Amnesty International’s analysis of satellite imagery and verification of video footage reveals how Israeli forces completely razed what remained of the town of Khuza’a in the southern occupied Gaza Strip over the course of two weeks in May 2025.
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The U.S. government must do better. We urgently call on authorities to respect the right to peaceful protest. We also call upon the Trump Administration to end the mass deportations that are at the heart of these protests.
June 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The U.S. government must do better. We urgently call on authorities to respect the right to peaceful protest. We also call upon the Trump Administration to end the mass deportations that are at the heart of these protests.
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ICE raids at immigration courthouses, schools, worksites, and stores followed by National Guard deployments have triggered protests in Los Angeles and nationwide.
Reminder: The fight for human rights is real in the US.
Reminder: The fight for human rights is real in the US.
June 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
ICE raids at immigration courthouses, schools, worksites, and stores followed by National Guard deployments have triggered protests in Los Angeles and nationwide.
Reminder: The fight for human rights is real in the US.
Reminder: The fight for human rights is real in the US.
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