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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.
Malaysia deal punishes children, not people smugglers
8 August 2011, 05:04PM
Amnesty International has welcomed the High Court's extension of the injunction stopping the deportation of the first group of asylum seekers to Malaysia.
Côte d’Ivoire: Climate of fear stopping return of displaced people
29 July 2011, 11:21AM
Côte d'Ivoire security forces and a state-backed militia are creating a climate of fear that is preventing hundreds of thousands of people displaced by post-election violence from returning to their homes, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
Malaysia deal ‘devil in the detail’
25 July 2011, 09:03PM
Amnesty International is seriously concerned about how the safeguards included in the Malaysia deal will actually work in practice.
Disappointment as Malaysia deal goes ahead
22 July 2011, 11:57AM
Amnesty International is extremely disappointed at the news the Australian Government will sign the Malaysia deal on Monday. The organisation has consistently condemned the plan to send 800 people to Malaysia as a flagrant violation of refugee human rights.
Somali refugee crisis: Kenya’s opening of camp extension only a first step
16 July 2011, 08:36AM
Kenya and the international community must take further steps to address the needs of Somali refugees.
NZ Government misleading on asylum seeker issue
12 July 2011, 12:03PM
Prime Minister John Key’s comments on the acceptance of asylum seekers represent a deeply concerning lack of compassion for some of the world’s most vulnerable people and ignore the violent and terrifying situations these people are fleeing, says Amnesty International.
UN report shows huge gap for Indigenous children and children in immigration detention centres
7 July 2011, 12:00PM
The latest report to the United Nations on Australia's implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child has found Australia is failing its Indigenous children as well as children in immigration detention centres.
Q&A: Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
5 July 2011, 12:15PM
Last night, Four Corners aired ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’, a harrowing documentary exposing shocking new evidence of war crimes committed during the closing days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009. The documentary originally aired on UK broadcaster Channel 4.
Detention no place for children
29 June 2011, 02:57PM
Amnesty International Australia continues to call for all children to be removed from immigration detention.
Sri Lanka must not torture rejected asylum seekers
18 June 2011, 10:22AM
The Sri Lankan authorities must refrain from any ill-treatment of a group of rejected asylum seekers who arrived in Colombo on Friday after being forcibly returned from the UK, Amnesty International said.
Tamils set for UK deportation following suicide attempt
16 June 2011, 10:43AM
Amnesty International calls for the UK Authorities not to deport Sri Lankans at risk of torture, ahead of a planned deportation from Gatwick Airport in London to Colombo this afternoon.
Uighur teacher extradited to China on politically motivated ‘terror’ charges
16 June 2011, 10:08AM
A Uighur schoolteacher is facing politically motivated terror charges in China after he reported a death in custody, Amnesty International said today following his extradition from Kazakhstan.
Petition calls on Prime Minister to ditch Malaysia deal
15 June 2011, 04:31PM
An Amnesty International petition with thousands of signatures opposing the Malaysia asylum seeker swap has been delivered to the Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s office in Canberra.
Government misleading UN over critical report card
8 June 2011, 10:50AM
Amnesty International says that the Government’s response to its human rights scorecard from the United Nations is disappointing and deliberately misleading.
No protection for asylum seeker children alone in Malaysia
3 June 2011, 10:06AM
The Australian Immigration Minister's confirmation that children will not be exempt from the asylum seeker deal with Malaysia is disturbing.
Malaysia refugee swap: trading in human lives
26 May 2011, 04:44PM
Fears are growing about the fate of any asylum seekers sent to Malaysia, Amnesty International says.
Report 2011: Historic Change on Knife-Edge
13 May 2011, 10:00AM
Growing demands for freedom and justice across the Middle East and North Africa and the rise of social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for human rights change – but this change stands on a knife-edge.
Sending asylum seekers to Malaysia risks their lives
8 May 2011, 08:27PM
Amnesty International holds grave concerns for the fate of any asylum seekers sent to Malaysia under the Australian Government's new deal.
Manus Island: Back to the bad old days
6 May 2011, 12:17PM
Amnesty International has urged the Australian Government not to reopen the Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea.
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