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Category: Refugees
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.
Refugees: Greater cooperation with UN needed
24 February 2009, 12:50PM
Amnesty International has called on the Australian government to do more for refugees at extreme risk.
Pakistan: Government must protect Swat valley residents from abuses
13 February 2009, 04:24PM
The Pakistani government should act immediately to protect hundreds of thousands of people from insurgents in the Swat valley and elsewhere in the country.
Myanmar minority group in peril
2 February 2009, 12:45PM
Hundreds of Myanmar's Rohingya people are missing at sea and many more are at risk of drowning after Thai authorities forcibly expelled large groups of Rohingyas seeking refuge.
Open letter to leaders - protect Rohingyas
30 January 2009, 11:07AM
Sam Zafiri, Asia-Pacific Director of Amnesty International, writes to the Governments of Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand, urging them to prevent persecution of Rohingyan communities and to help displaced Rohingyas find sanctuary.
Thai Government must not fail Lao Hmong refugees and asylum seekers
22 January 2009, 12:33PM
The Thai Government should reconsider its decision to return around 5,000 Lao Hmong people to Laos until they have had access to a full and fair asylum procedure, Amnesty International said.
No Justification for Use of New Christmas Island Detention Centre
19 December 2008, 04:36PM
An increase in the number of migrants and potential asylum seekers being intercepted at sea cannot be used as a justification for the use of the new prison-style detention centre on Christmas Island.
Immigration detention limit at odds with our obligations
2 December 2008, 03:35PM
The Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s recommendations do not go far enough to comply with Australia’s international treaty obligations.
Displaced at risk as camps close
8 October 2008, 09:34AM
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
30 September 2008, 12:45PM
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
20 August 2008, 10:34AM
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
29 July 2008, 02:00PM
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.
Stop flights to possible torture in Eritrea
23 June 2008, 10:52AM
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.
World Refugee Day
20 June 2008, 10:13AM
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
16 June 2008, 10:29AM
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
5 June 2008, 12:26PM
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
28 May 2008, 03:01PM
Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to re-commit themselves to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
60 years of Human Rights failures
28 May 2008, 03:00PM
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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