Refugees

‘Back to the future’ visa changes put refugees back in limbo

27 April 2011, 04:50PM

Amnesty International has expressed deep concern that the government has moved to reintroduce a form of the failed Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) system as a knee-jerk reaction to the Villawood detention centre riots.

Christmas Island inquiry must be widened after ‘predictable’ detention centre violence

21 April 2011, 11:37AM

Amnesty International has called on the Commonwealth Ombudsman to widen his inquiry into the Christmas Island riots to include immigration detention centres across the country.

Egypt: Investigate security forces crimes now

20 April 2011, 03:02PM

Egypt is facing a moment for fundamental change, which demands immediate concrete steps from the authorities so that those responsible for serious human rights violations are held to account.

Libya: International community must urgently increase aid to Misratah

20 April 2011, 03:01PM

The people under fire in Misratah, Libya, are caught up in what is rapidly becoming a full-fledged humanitarian crisis.

Syrian reform pledges ring hollow as more protesters killed

20 April 2011, 02:56PM

The concessions now being made by the Syrian Government have been achieved at a very heavy cost in human lives.

Independent investigation urged into police violence in Iraqi Kurdistan

20 April 2011, 02:52PM

The Kurdistan authorities must rein in their security forces and uphold the right to peaceful protest.

Indonesia: Authorities must investigate unnecessary and excessive use of firearms by security forces

16 April 2011, 01:08PM

Death of two Papuans demands prompt, impartial and effective investigation.

Iraq: Restraint urged at Camp Ashraf as government forces mass

16 April 2011, 12:59PM

Camp Ashraf’s residents are looking on in fear and trepidation as Iraqi troops appear to be preparing for a new assault on them and their homes.

Mexico urged to take action over collusion between criminal gangs and police

15 April 2011, 12:10PM

In the last 10 days alone, more than 120 bodies have been found in mass graves in Mexico's Tamaulipas state.

Syria: Rein in security forces after violent crackdown

15 April 2011, 10:35AM

The human rights crisis in Syria is growing by the day, almost by the hour.

Lebanon urged to investigate civil war missing

14 April 2011, 09:00AM

Lebanese authorities must take steps to fully investigate the fates of thousands of people missing since Lebanon’s civil war.

Bahrain urged to stop targeting protesters as two more die in custody

13 April 2011, 01:01PM

Amnesty International is increasingly concerned for the safety of detained Bahraini protesters after more deaths.

UN report on Sri Lanka conflict must be made public

13 April 2011, 12:49PM

Sri Lankans must be allowed to see the full findings of a UN report on accountability for war crimes committed in the Sri Lankan armed conflict.

Reprisal attacks against Gbagbo supporters in Côte d’Ivoire must stop

13 April 2011, 12:17PM

Fear, reprisals and violence are rife in Côte d'Ivoire.

Killing of captives points to war crimes by Libyan government forces

12 April 2011, 11:42AM

Amnesty International researchers have witnessed fresh evidence of extrajudicial executions.

Iraqi authorities must halt attacks on protesters

12 April 2011, 09:00AM

Iraqi authorities are using intimidation and violence against those citizens peacefully calling for political and economic reforms.

Iraq: Investigate deadly violence at Camp Ashraf

11 April 2011, 12:46PM

Iraqi troops have reportedly killed and injured residents of a camp for Iranian exiles, north of Baghdad, in an unprovoked attack.

Two dead as Egyptian army forces protesters out of Tahrir Square

10 April 2011, 01:07PM

Egyptian army's excessive use of force condemned.

Zimbabwe: Mass grave bodies must be exhumed by forensic experts

7 April 2011, 10:58AM

Bodies recently discovered in the Mount Darwin area in Zimbabwe may never be identified unless professional forensic experts carry out the exhumations.

International community must help probe Yemen’s protest killings

6 April 2011, 08:00AM

Yemeni government has an abysmal record of failing to investigate or prosecute those responsible for unlawful killings and torture or other ill-treatment.

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