Amnesty International Budget analysis

14 May 2008, 04:47PM

In delivering its first budget, the Rudd Government has signaled some improvement for human rights but there is still more to do.

New Thai government must stand up for human rights of refugees

21 April 2008, 12:10PM

Over-crowding, lack of clean water, and constant fear of being sent back to Laos where they face human rights violations: life for 154 Lao Hmong refugees, in detention in northern Thailand since 2006, is intolerable. Amnesty International calls on the government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to ensure that the group are immediately released from detention, and are issued with exit visas in order to allow them to be resettled in a third country.

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No place for an asylum-seeker in Greece

28 February 2008, 02:23PM

Greece must urgently improve the current situation for refugees and asylum-seekers in the country. We call on the Greek authorities to comply with their obligations under international human rights, refugee and European law.

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Migrant shot dead trying to cross Egypt/Israel border

25 February 2008, 12:34PM

Egyptian security forces shot dead a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel on Tuesday. A total of five African migrants have now been killed crossing the border so far this year.

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Inhuman treatment to end for Sri Lankan refugees

15 January 2008, 01:59PM

The announcement that 75 Sri Lankan men - who have been held at the remote offshore detention centre on Nauru since February - have been accepted as genuine refugees and will be resettled in Australia is great news.

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The Pacific Solution - welcome first steps

11 December 2007, 02:18PM

We welcome the important first steps the Australian Federal Government has taken in dismantling the Pacific Solution. We are now calling for a full commitment to swiftly end the policy of processing asylum seekers off shore.

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Stop the human rights meltdown: make human rights real

9 December 2007, 11:46PM

A message from Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2007.

New Government has an opportunity to make human rights gains

28 November 2007, 01:23PM

The newly elected Australian Federal Government has a responsibility to ensure the principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are upheld.

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Human rights in the ASEAN Charter and beyond

23 November 2007, 01:47PM

Amnesty International welcomes the inclusion of a commitment within the Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its 13th Summit to establish a regional human rights body, but urges more transparency.

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Rescued Indonesians off Australia must not be detained

22 November 2007, 04:11PM

The welfare of 16 Indonesians found off the West Australian coast on Wednesday is of concern. We are worried the group, which includes 10 children, could be held in detention. This is a contradiction to the Australian Government's 2005/2006 commitments to not detain children.

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Lebanon must investigate alleged abuse in Palestinian refugee camp

31 October 2007, 09:49AM

Amnesty International has written to the Lebanese Prime Minister calling for an urgent investigation into reports of abuse inside Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp since the Lebanese army regained control of the camp in September.

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Occupied Palestinian Territories: Torn apart by factional strife

24 October 2007, 10:48AM

Interfactional fighting between Hamas and Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip earlier this year left 350 Palestinians dead and has been followed by further serious abuses in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Amnesty International said in a new report published today.

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Lebanon must end discrimination against Palestinian refugees

17 October 2007, 11:04AM

The Lebanese government must take concrete steps to end all forms of discrimination against Palestinian refugees and to fully protect and uphold their human rights. Our new report examines the wide range of restrictions that continue to impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees, 60 years after their exodus to Lebanon during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948.

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Libya cannot proceed without human rights guarantees

12 October 2007, 03:52PM

EU relations with Libya must reflect the serious and ongoing human rights concerns in the country, says Amnesty International as EU Foreign Ministers prepare to give the European Commission a mandate to deepen relations with Libya.

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An attack on north Darfur is imminent

10 October 2007, 10:19AM

Amnesty International today warned that the northern areas of Darfur are currently in the crosshairs of the Sudanese armed forces and that further deadly attacks are imminent.

Attack on AU peacekeepers increases risk for civilians in Darfur

2 October 2007, 01:19PM

Amnesty International today condemned the attack on African Union peacekeepers in north Darfur over the weekend, saying that it put the lives of civilians at further risk and jeopardises the peacekeeping mission in Darfur.

Palestinian refugees caught in the Iraqi crossfire

2 October 2007, 11:56AM

Palestinian refugees living in Iraq are the hidden victims of the Iraq conflict - suffering threats, torture, killings and appalling living conditions in refugee camps such al-Waleed near the Syrian border, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

Iraqi refugee crisis: Millions in flight

24 September 2007, 12:58PM

The latest report by Amnesty International has found the world is largely ignoring the desperate humanitarian situation faced by more than 4 million displaced Iraqis. AI has warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis and greater political instability across the wider region, unless the international community meets its obligation to shoulder a fair share of the responsibility towards refugees.

Masked bandits run riot in Central African Republic

20 September 2007, 10:52AM

Gangs of armed bandits are terrorising the population of the Central African Republic (CAR) as the region is torn apart by violence and lawlessness. The masked outlaws - known locally as "Zaraguinas" - have become stronger and better organised than government forces, leaving local people increasingly vulnerable to grave human rights abuses.

African detainees tortured during incommunicado detention

17 September 2007, 03:11PM

Amnesty International is condemning acts of torture committed by members of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Uganda police force on some of the 41 individuals who were held in incommunicado detention from 13-17 August.