Ties between Adani and the Myanmar military have been revealed in a new report from human rights and activist groups. Most in Australia are familiar with the name ‘Adani’, with their Carmichael coal mine at the centre of a years-long battle by…
New online surveillance laws proposed by Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton are dangerous, undemocratic and go far beyond what could be considered necessary and proportionate, the Human Rights Law Centre will tell a parliamentary inquiry during the week. Senior Lawyer Kieran Pender…
Amnesty International Australia today [8th of March, 2020] welcomed the suspension of security assistance with Myanmar in the wake of the military coup on February 1, and called for further targeted multilateral sanctions against senior officials. “The Myanmar military has a well-documented…
A young woman was shot in the head by Myanmar’s security forces during protests, Amnesty International has confirmed after investigating footage showing the attack. This evidence also contradicts Myanmar military claims that security forces were not carrying lethal weapons. A video shared on social…
A collaboration between Sea Shepherd and Blue Peter Sailing School allowed volunteers to access and clean remote beaches off the coast of Queensland.…