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Sunday, October 30, 2016

Amnesty International Newsletter - October 2016

Amnesty International Australia

"I am so grateful to Amnesty and all of the people who participated in the campaign for my release".
Phyoe Phyoe Aung, 2016.
  •  Write for Rights: Your words changed lives
  •  Minister Malcolm Turnbull to discuss Indigenous kids
  •  Australia: Help offer safety to 30,000 people in need of urgent protection, ONLINE PETITION
  • The plebiscite is dead - where to now for marriage equality?
  •  Demand the Australian Government ends the secret abuse in Nauru, ONLINE PETITION
  • Snapchat, Skype among apps not protecting users’ privacy
  •  Philippines: Duterte’s 100 days of carnage
  •  98% of Amnesty supporters say Turnbull's Government must lift its game on human rights
  •  A culture of gender inequality thrives
  •  Child bride facing immediate execution, ONLINE PETITION
  • Female detainees sexually attacked in prison, ONLINE PETITION
  • Peaceful activist living in fear of abduction, EMAIL ACTION
  • Student in prison for Facebook posts, EMAIL ACTION 
  • The Equality Campaign: Together we can achieve marriage equality, VIDEO (1:17 min) 
  • Hike the Homeland 2017 
  •  Amnesty’s Blogging Competition 2016 Due Nov 30th
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