Press Release

Myanmar journalists due to appear in court.

• The current situation on Manus Island amounts to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
• Lives are at risk unless PNG authorities restore essential services
• As Australia continues to flout international law, all refugees and vulnerable persons should be resettled to third countries

Urgent steps needed to crack down on tax evasion and avoidance.

Defamation laws often used to prosecute those reporting on torture and other rights abuses.

Australian and Papua New Guinean authorities must respect the rights of those affected by the proposed move.

Su Changlan, freed from prison, must be able receive the medical care she needs.

Ten human rights defenders released, but Amnesty Chair remains in prison in Turkey.

Authorities must ensure the safety of refugees and asylum seekers during the closure of Manus Island detention centre.

• Trumped up charges against the 11 arrested in Istanbul exposed
• Forensic analysis shows Amnesty Chair did not download Bylock

Trumped up  charges against 11 human rights defenders, including Amnesty International’s Turkey director and chair, do not stand up to the slightest scrutiny, said Amnesty International as court proceedings begin in Istanbul and Izmir.

Twelve peaceful activists detaned and accused of 'promoting homosexuality'.