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Displaced at risk as camps close
Amnesty International said that those displaced by May's xenophobic violence in South Africa face serious threats to their safety, as the last remaining camps for the displaced are closed and their asylum-claims are overwhelmingly rejected.
Asylum seekers need equal treatment
Fourteen people intercepted by the Australian Navy on 29 September have been taken to the Christmas Island detention centre. This highlights the disparity between people processed on the mainland and those taken to offshore detention centres.
Killings of border crossers must stop
Amnesty International has written to Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak this week urging him to end the use of lethal force against African migrants attempting to cross Egypt's border into Israel.
Immigration detention reforms a welcome step
Australia's immigration detention system has finally been brought into line with other Western democracies, following reforms announced today that will see asylum seekers detained as a last resort and for the shortest practicable time. The Government must now amend the Migration Act to ensure these principles are protected by legislation says Amnesty International.
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Stop flights to possible torture in Eritrea
Amnesty International wrote to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on 20 June 2008 calling on him to urgently intervene to stop any further forcible returns of Eritrean asylum-seekers from Egypt back to Eritrea and to ensure that Egypt honours its commitment to allow a meaningful access to the asylum-seekers by the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt.
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World Refugee Day
As people around the country celebrate the contribution of refugees and asylum-seekers to Australian society this World Refugee Day, Amnesty International Australia is calling on the Australian Government to end mandatory detention.
World governments failing Iraqi refugees
The international community is evading its responsibility towards refugees from Iraq by promoting a false picture of the security situation in Iraq when the country is neither safe nor suitable for return.
Ukraine: No safe haven for refugees
Amnesty International calls on the government of Ukraine to ensure that Lema Susarov is immediately released so that he can be resettled in Finland.
Amnesty International Report 2008
Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to re-commit themselves to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
60 years of Human Rights failures
Amnesty International's Report 2008 was launched on Wednesday 28 May. The report looks back on key events in 2007 and ahead to major human rights challenges for 2008, which is the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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