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Category: Refugees
Rising tide of xenophobia in Italy
13 January 2010, 10:41AM
Violent clashes between migrant workers and local residents in the town of Rosarno in Southern Italy have led to over a thousand migrants fleeing or being removed from their homes.
Concerns over the fate of Uighurs seeking asylum in Cambodia.
18 December 2009, 02:31PM
Amnesty International is urging the Cambodian Government not to return 22 Uighur asylum seekers and to ensure that they have access to a fair asylum process.
Detention conditions inappropriate and out of step with Government’s stated values
16 December 2009, 10:35AM
The isolated location of Christmas Island is leading to extreme detention conditions in immigration detention.
Amnesty International responds to Oceanic Viking developments
14 November 2009, 10:23AM
Australia, as a signatory to the UN Convention on Refugees, should have brought all 78 asylum seekers to Australia for processing.
Amnesty International responds to Opposition’s “core principles”
13 November 2009, 05:19PM
Policy of reintroducing TPVs "both objectionable and disappointing".
Overwhelming support to change the debate on refugees
11 November 2009, 01:10PM
Our supporters have funded full page ads in major newspapers today, asking readers to see that beyond the headlines about asylum seekers, real human beings are involved.
Grave concerns over Christmas Island expansion
2 November 2009, 05:26PM
Rather than exploring ways to expand Christmas Island, resources should be used to find ways to close the centre and process asylum seekers on the Australian mainland.
Regional approach to refugees carries responsibilities
15 October 2009, 10:45AM
Amnesty International is calling on the Australian and Indonesian governments to ensure that any bilateral approach to managing asylum seekers is carried out in line with international human rights standards.
Amnesty International commends Government on abolition of detention debt
9 September 2009, 04:44PM
The Government has finally abolished the huge debts imposed on asylum seekers for their involuntary detention.
Government response to report on immigration detention unacceptable
19 August 2009, 01:45PM
If the Federal Government is serious about making Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers more humane, offshore processing must cease and children held in detention on Christmas Island should immediately be brought to mainland Australia.
Majority of Australians support equal legal protections for all asylum seekers
29 July 2009, 12:10PM
A Nielsen poll commissioned by Amnesty International shows that a clear majority of Australians think all asylum seekers should have the same legal protections.
Amnesty International welcomes PM’s call for a coordinated global effort on refugees
10 July 2009, 03:26PM
We are urging Prime Minister Rudd to follow through on his call for coordinated global action regarding asylum seekers and asking him to show leadership on the issue.
Durable solutions needed for asylum seekers in Asia Pacific region
7 July 2009, 04:17PM
The Australian Government must ensure that any new measures adopted to combat people smuggling in the Asia Pacific, do not obstruct people's fundamental right to seek asylum.
Pakistan: Over two million people living outside camps face appalling conditions
3 July 2009, 09:44AM
More than two million people who have fled fighting in Pakistan are living in terrible conditions outside official displacement camps.
New permanent visas still do not fully protect trafficking victims
19 June 2009, 05:10PM
Changes to Australian trafficking laws will offer greater protection of victims of trafficking, but do not go far enough.
Detention of children on Christmas Island must end
18 June 2009, 05:08PM
Ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June, Amnesty International has called on the government to immediately remove all children, minors and families from detention on Christmas Island
Budget delivers mixed messages on rights
13 May 2009, 01:37PM
The Federal Budget has delivered some positive news for asylum seekers, but no progress on additional funding to stop violence against women.
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.
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.
Australia must implement UN recommendations on rights
4 April 2009, 12:06PM
Amnesty International has called on the Rudd Government to react promptly and positively to all UN Human Rights Committee findings on Australia.
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