{"id":74787,"date":"2021-03-12T04:55:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T17:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=74787"},"modified":"2021-03-11T21:14:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T10:14:42","slug":"amnesty-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/amnesty-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking the talk for human rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of Australia\u2019s oldest human rights campaign factions of its kind, the Bendigo Amnesty Group stands for freedom, equality, justice, and human dignity.<\/p>\n<p>About 44 years old, the local community group will also celebrate Amnesty International\u2019s 60th anniversary in 2021, offering positive \u2018human rights impacts, delivered through activism.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>With a particular focus on refugee, indigenous, and women\u2019s rights issues, and ending the death penalty, new convenor Jan Govett said 100 people of all ages are linked to the group, and they\u2019re always seeking more advocates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of our original members are still on our email list, but we\u2019ve also got young people; university students and young women, who have joined in the last six months. There\u2019s a huge age range,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the big things that Amnesty does is letter writing for various issues, and that has been our main focus, but now we have more young, fresh members, we\u2019re taking on other campaigns, we\u2019re on the street and we\u2019re more active, which is a great thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActivism can be anything from writing a letter, to holding a rally, to manning an information stall, or meeting with a local MP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Govett said many people are mindful of human rights abuses, but they might not be proactive in changing things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve found that if people don\u2019t step up and take a role in things like Amnesty, governments can get away with amazingly terrible behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always thought it was an overseas thing, but recently in Australia the refugee, women\u2019s rights and indigenous issues strongly reflect the Australian government doesn\u2019t always do the right thing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmnesty gives you a voice and community of likeminded people you can work with, to do something to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meeting once a month, now at the Bendigo Club, the Bendigo Amnesty Group is a welcoming, informal one. It\u2019s a grassroots organisation with a global impact, and world of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmnesty International does such careful, immaculate research on issues it raises. A lot of other activist groups are keen and dedicated, but the global reach for Amnesty is a bonus for it,\u201d Ms Govett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat research is a great foundation for everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bendigo Amnesty Group works closely with Bendigo\u2019s Rural Australians for Refugees and Grandmothers for Refugees. They\u2019re also part of a national refugee network.<\/p>\n<p>Within their campaigning, they also highlight and respond to issues flagged as \u201curgent actions\u201d by Amnesty International.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/amnesty.org.au\"><strong>amnesty.org.au<\/strong><\/a> or the Bendigo Facebook group at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3qil8Sa\"><strong>bit.ly\/3qil8Sa<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of Australia\u2019s oldest human rights campaign factions of its kind, the Bendigo Amnesty Group stands for freedom, equality, justice, and human dignity. 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