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Archive for: 04/2009
Families in Cambodia at risk of forced eviction
30 April 2009, 03:12PM
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian Government to urge Cambodian authorities to prevent the forced eviction of a community of around 80 families living near the new Australian embassy on the riverfront in central Phnom Penh.
South Korea: Arrest of journalists signals continuing erosion of press freedom
30 April 2009, 10:58AM
Journalists and writers from the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in South Korea, arrested on Tuesday, should be immediately released.
Solomon Islands: Truth and Reconciliation Commission cannot work in isolation
30 April 2009, 10:55AM
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the Solomon Islands must be integrated with other efforts for truth, justice and reparations.
Displacement and Civilian Casualties in Pakistan
30 April 2009, 09:04AM
Amnesty International has called on the Pakistani government to provide immediate assistance to at least 65,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Pakistani Taleban and government forces in Lower Dir district of the North West Frontier Province.
Pakistan: Displacement and Civilian Casualties
29 April 2009, 06:06PM
Tens of thousands in need after being displaced by fighting in North West Frontier Province in Pakistan.
Release of plan to reduce violence against women
29 April 2009, 05:03PM
Amnesty International welcomed today's release of Time for Action, a report containing key recommendations for the National Plan of Action to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children, likely to be launched next year.
Obama sends mixed messages on counter terrorism in first 100 days
29 April 2009, 09:23AM
Amnesty has described Obama’s first 100 days when it comes to counter terrorism policies as “promises for change with only limited action”.
Court holds Canada must call for repatriation of Omar Khadr
24 April 2009, 04:58PM
Amnesty International Australia welcomes the ruling of the Federal Court of Canada in relation to long time Guantanamo Bay detainee, Omar Khadr, who was 15 years old when he was taken into custody.
Amnesty calls for equal treatment of asylum-seekers
24 April 2009, 09:45AM
Amnesty is calling on the government to end the excision policy and treat all all asylum-seekers equally.
Further restrictions on rights in Singapore
23 April 2009, 08:28AM
Singapore's new Public Order Act enhances police powers and restricts people's human right to freedom of peaceful assembly.
Action needed now on humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka
22 April 2009, 05:36PM
The Australian Government must do all it can to prevent deterioration of the humanitarian situation in north-eastern Sri Lanka, where about 60,000 civilians are trapped amongst fighting between Government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
Victorian police to retain limited use of stun guns
22 April 2009, 05:10PM
Amnesty International Australia welcomes news that the Victorian police will retain only limited use of stun guns, rather distributing the weapons to all frontline officers.
China: Wife of Human Rights Activists beaten
21 April 2009, 10:22AM
Yuan Weijing, the wife of imprisoned legal activist Chen Guangcheng has been under virtual house arrest since 2005 and was recently beaten as she attempted to visit her family following the death of her brother-in-law.
Fiji: Rights situation deteriorating
20 April 2009, 01:09PM
Amnesty International is warns that the human rights situation in Fiji is deteriorating.
Sri Lanka: Ceasefire needed so trapped civilians can reach safety
17 April 2009, 09:59AM
Amnesty is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka to allow up to 100,000 civilians trapped in the conflict zone to reach safety.
Boat tragedy highlights dangers facing asylum-seekers
16 April 2009, 04:38PM
Amnesty International rejects the notion that the Rudd government's attempts to make immigration policy in Australia more humane - including easing the policy of mandatory detention, ending Temporary Protection Visas and moving away from the Pacific Solution - have been responsible for any increase in asylum-seekers arriving by sea.
Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into Human Rights in the Asia Pacific
15 April 2009, 12:22PM
The Human Rights Sub-Committee of the Federal Parliament's Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade is currently conducting an inquiry into human rights mechanisms and the Asia-Pacific Region, writes Andrew Witheford.
Darfur: African NGOs call for aid agencies to be readmitted
14 April 2009, 05:53PM
Amnesty joined voices with African non-governmental organisations, calling on the government of Sudan to allow aid organisations resume their operations in Darfur.
Nepal: Government fails to protect female human rights activists
9 April 2009, 11:12AM
The Nepali Government has failed to deliver on its election promise to protect female human rights activists from violent attacks.
Gaza inquiry offers hope for war crimes victims
8 April 2009, 09:47AM
Amnesty International has called on all sides to cooperate fully with the UN’s fact-finding mission into possible war crimes committed during the recent conflict in Gaza and southern Israel.
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