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Ukraine must protect detained asylum-seekers attacked by security forces
1 February 2012, 02:35PM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International has urged the Ukrainian authorities to stop the ill-treatment of a group of detained asylum-seekers and their supporters, who were attacked by security forces attempting to forcibly end a hunger strike.
Amnesty supporters shocked by WA refugee exhibition ban
13 January 2012, 12:32PM
Supporters of Amnesty International in Western Australia are shocked and disappointed by the decision of a local council to ban an exhibition of refugee photos from a public library.
Israel: New detention law violates rights of asylum-seekers
12 January 2012, 10:46AM
A new Israeli law allowing for automatic and lengthy detention of asylum-seekers flies in the face of international law, Amnesty International said today.
Israel: Knesset should reject draft law imposing prolonged detention on asylum-seekers
24 December 2011, 11:14AM
Amnesty International urges Israeli legislators to reject a draft law that imposes lengthy detention periods on asylum-seekers and irregular migrants, disregarding their reasons for entering the country. The Knesset (parliament) is expected to vote on the bill in the coming days.
Refugee stand off ignores regional reality
22 December 2011, 04:07PM
Amnesty International is outraged by the current grandstanding on refugees while disturbing reports of suicide threats are coming in from people languishing in detention around the country.
Tunisia must stop returning asylum-seekers to Libya
15 December 2011, 10:43AM
The Tunisian authorities must allow asylum-seekers to enter the country through Libyan border crossings and give them access to UN officials to establish their refugee status, Amnesty International has said, after another group of asylum-seekers was returned across the Libyan border.
Community release a welcome move for refugee rights
25 November 2011, 04:37PM
Amnesty International has welcomed the Government’s decision to start moving asylum seekers into the community for processing as a positive and long overdue step.
Amnesty refugee expert gives evidence to detention network inquiry
18 November 2011, 10:39AM
Amnesty International’s Refugee Coordinator Dr Graham Thom has given evidence to a parliamentary inquiry of the terrible toll mandatory detention takes on asylum seekers' mental health. Dr Thom appeared via videolink at a hearing of the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network in Melbourne today.
Australian Government wedged into respecting refugee rights
14 October 2011, 12:05PM
Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement that the Government will process asylum seekers onshore but is pointing to the fact this reluctant political decision only puts Australia on the same page as every other western democracy.
Amnesty chief finishes fact finding mission with key ministerial meetings in Canberra
12 October 2011, 04:20PM
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, has wound up a fact finding mission of Australia, delivering a scathing assessment of the handling of asylum seekers and Aboriginal people at the hands of the Australian government.
Amnesty chief visits Villawood
7 October 2011, 03:58PM
Amnesty International's Secretary General Salil Shetty has visited Villawood immigration detention centre in Sydney today, just days before he takes his concerns about Australia's record on asylum seekers to government ministers in Canberra.
Amnesty International welcomes introduction of Complementary Protection legislation
21 September 2011, 01:07PM
Amnesty International is celebrating changes to Australian law that will greatly strengthen protection for people at risk of torture or possible death, but who do not qualify as refugees.
Libya: Totally inadequate response by EU states to refugees stuck in limbo
20 September 2011, 11:00AM
European countries have shamefully failed to help thousands of mainly African refugees stranded near Libya’s borders, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing paper.
Australian Government ‘waters down’ refugee rights
12 September 2011, 02:53PM
Amnesty International is extremely disappointed with the Australian Government’s move to revive its discredited Malaysia deal.
Amnesty supporters wish Minister Bowen Happy Father’s Day
5 September 2011, 10:48AM
More than 3000 Amnesty International supporters have flooded Immigration Minister Chris Bowen's inbox with a special Father's Day e-card, reminding him of his obligations as the legal guardian of unaccompanied asylum seeker children.
High Court decision on Malaysia deal ‘big win’ for human rights
31 August 2011, 04:06PM
Amnesty International has welcomed as 'a landmark victory for human rights' the High Court decision stopping the Malaysia refugee swap.
Italy: Over 100 reportedly “pushed back” at sea
31 August 2011, 01:41PM
Amnesty International is greatly concerned by reports that a “push-back” operation was carried out on 21 August after Italian vessels intercepted a boat travelling from North Africa towards Lampedusa.
Manus Island ‘as bad as Nauru’
20 August 2011, 11:48AM
Amnesty International is deeply dismayed that the Australian Government has signed a deal with Papua New Guinea to reopen the defunct Manus Island immigration detention centre.
Uighur arrests and deportation heighten concern over Malaysia deal
20 August 2011, 11:46AM
Amnesty International is gravely concerned about up to 24 refugees from the Chinese Uighur minority who have been arrested this month by Malaysian authorities. Reports suggest the Uighurs may already have been deported to China where they would be at serious risk of persecution.
Manus Island: yet another bad move
12 August 2011, 02:25PM
Amnesty International is concerned about Papua New Guinea giving the green light to reopen mothballed Manus Island immigration detention centre. The agreement points to a revival of the discredited Pacific Solution, says Amnesty International.
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