Iconic Russian feminist punk rock performance art collective, Pussy Riot, will join Amnesty International Australia to call for justice for the Chechen LGBTQ community at a rally at Parliament House tomorrow from midday. Amnesty International Australia Advocacy Adviser, Joel Clark, says “Being gay in Chechnya can get you abducted, tortured and possibly killed. We have verified reports that more […]
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5 Mar 2019 /
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Amnesty International has called on the Turnbull government to remove exemptions that allow religious organisations to ignore anti-discrimination laws. The human rights organisation argues that if religious bodies are receiving government funding then they should be forced to abide by the same laws as other organisations and businesses. A change to the laws would have […]
Tags: Amnesty International, Australian Christian Lobby, Christian Porter, religious freedom, Ruddocj Review, Turnbull
3 Aug 2018 |
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Istanbul’s Pride celebrations have been cancelled for the third year in a row. The city’s governor cancelled the celebrations which were due to take place in the city on Sunday, citing security concerns after threats from an ultra-nationalist group. The ultra-nationalist Alperen Hearths group had threatened to stop the march if authorities did not cancel it. […]
Tags: Amnesty International, asexual, banned, Bisexual, gay, Istanbul, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, LGBTIQA, Muslim'Islam, Pride, queer, Recep Erdoğan, trans*, transgender, Turkey
25 Jun 2017 |
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Amnesty International has said Australia is dragging its heels on marriage equality its becoming embarrassing as more and more countries embrace marriage equality. The group said Australia’s parliament has stalled on the issue, while other countries such as Taiwan, make progress. Amnesty International said since the bipartisan show of support for change during a senate […]
Tags: Amnesty International, Australia, Lisa Tassi, Lizzi Price, Marriage, marriage equality, Taiwan, traditional marriage
28 May 2017 |
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Activists in Russia attempting to deliver a petition calling for an investigation into human rights abuses in The Chechen Republic were detained by authorities who deemed the delivery of the petition an “unauthorised protest”. The five Russian activists were attempting to deliver the petition with over two million signatures to the Prosecutor General’s Office in Moscow […]
Tags: All Out, Amnesty International, Avaaz, Bert Wanders, Chechen Republic, Denis Krivosheev, Julie Bishop, Malcolm Turnbull, Moscow, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russia, Vladamir Putin
13 May 2017 |
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Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has raised concern over the report that 100 men in The Chechen Republic have been detained because of their sexuality. Reports were first published in Russian media at the beginning of the month. The initial reports suggest that more than 100 men have been rounded up and held at several […]
Tags: Alvi Karimov, Amnesty International, arrest, Boris Johnson, Chechen Republic, Chechnya, detention, gay, Hannah Wahlsten, Julie Bishop, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, murder, queer, Ramzan Kadyrov, Rex Tillerson, Tim Wilson, torture
14 Apr 2017 |
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Gay men in the Russian region of The Chechen Republic are fleeing as authorities reportedly round up people who are gay, or perceived to be gay. Men are allegedly being held in an detention facility in the town of Argun, 20kn from Grozy, the capital of the Chechen Republic. The facilities has been described in […]
Tags: Alvi Karimov, Amnesty International, Antonio Tajan, Argun, Chechen Republic, Chechnya, detained, gay, Grozny, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, murder, Natalia Poplevskaya, Novaya Gazeta, Pride in London, Protest, queer, Ramzan Kadyrov, Russia, Steve Taylor, torture, uropean Pride Organisers Association
12 Apr 2017 |
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Denmark has become the first country to stop classifying transgender people as having a mental illness. The progressive nation announced it’s plan for the reclassification back in May 2016, citing frustration with the slow progress at the World Health Organisation (WHO). The introduction of the new classifications on New Year’s Day has been welcomed by […]
Tags: Amnesty International, Copenhagen, Denmark, dysphoria, LGBT Denmark, Linda Thor Pedersen, Sophie Lohde, Soren Laursen, trans*, transgender
3 Jan 2017 |
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At a recent Amnesty International Concert, Madonna made a speech condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attitude towards human rights. When introducing the band Pussy Riot, she said that Putin’s regime showed “blatant intolerance of gay rights, artistic freedom, freedom of speech, and human rights in general.” She also discussed Pussy Riot’s arrest, which occurred after […]
Tags: Amnesty International, Madonna, Pussy Riot, Putin, Vladimir Putin
7 Feb 2014 |
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