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Children out of immigration detention centres: a good start

26 August 2005, 11:25AM

Amnesty International Australia welcomes the Immigration Minister's announcement that all remaining children will be released from Australian immigration detention centres as of today.

Kyrgyzstan: Refugees—14 released, 15 remain in detention

26 August 2005, 11:25AM

Amnesty International (AI) has received reports that 14 of the 29 refugees who had been detained by the Kyrgyzstan authorities have been transferred into the care of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The 14 released refugees were among the 440 refugees who left Kyrgyzstan in the UNHCR "humanitarian airlift". According to reports, they arrived in Romania today (29 July).

Australia: Asylum-seekers remain in long-term limbo

26 August 2005, 11:25AM

Ahmed was not quite 11 years old when his family arrived in Australia seeking asylum. Placed in immigration detention, his mental health deteriorated alarmingly.

Immigration Detention: Safeguards must be in place

26 August 2005, 11:24AM

Amnesty International Australia says the case of Cornelia Rau reinforces the need for automatic and periodic judicial review of those in immigration detention.

Australia: Removing children from schools damaging to child welfare and contrary to rights obligatio

26 August 2005, 11:24AM

Amnesty International has consistently highlighted its concerns over the approach by the Australian Government of placing children in immigration detention.

Australia: Indefinite detention: permanent solution, not quick fix

26 August 2005, 11:24AM

Amnesty International is today urging the Government to steer clear of quick-fix solutions in its review of long-term detainees, calling instead for a complete overhaul of Australias fatally flawed immigration detention system.

Government’s ‘quick fix’ on immigration detention fails to address inhumane system

26 August 2005, 11:24AM

Amnesty International today released a preliminary report which presents a compelling case for changing Australias mandatory detention regime.

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