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Responding to the sentencing to death of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) leader Aman Abdurrahman for terrorism-related offences in the country, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director Usman Hamid said: “Lethal attacks on people going about their daily lives are horrifying and Indonesia has every right to pursue perpetrators and prosecute them. At the same time, it has …
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Member states need to reform asylum system at European Council meeting Current system is tearing families apart and sowing discord amongst EU partners Internal lack of solidarity pushing a dangerous agenda to dump refugees and asylum-seekers on countries outside Europe There is an urgent need for a new asylum system that is fair, efficient and …
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The National Justice Project and Amnesty International are welcoming the news that the Federal Court has today ruled in favour of protecting the right of people seeking asylum to retain access to their mobile phones. The Federal Court found that government officials or their representatives could not mandatorily take property, including lifelines such as mobile …
In response to a letter sent by the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to human rights groups, accusing them of blocking reform at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said: “Following the USA’s showy departure from the Human Rights Council, Nikki Haley’s letter is another sign …
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition has continued to impose restrictions on the entry of essential goods into conflict-ravaged Yemen Huthi de facto authorities have excessively delayed the delivery of humanitarian assistance in famine-threatened areas and are said to have asked for bribes The coalition’s tightened restrictions could constitute a war crime Millions of lives are at …
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In response to the continued detention of human rights defender, Taner Kılıç, after the latest hearing against him, Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General said: “The heart-breaking decision to keep our colleague in jail is yet another travesty of justice. “After more than a year away from his family, and without a shred of credible …
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Responding to the arrest of Zeynab Taheri, the lawyer of Mohammad Salas, the 51-year-old Sufi bus driver who was executed on Monday morning after a grossly unfair trial, Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “It’s telling that Zeynab Taheri’s arrest followed her public announcement that she …
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US President Trump signed an executive order today mandating for children to stay with their parents in detention while their asylum claims are processed. This executive order seeks to modify the Flores Agreement, which states that children should not be held in detention for more than 20 days. Denise Bell, refugee and migrant rights researcher …
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Amnesty International welcomes Australia’s announcement today of an additional $18.4 million in humanitarian assistance to Rohingya people in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar District. Given National Director Claire Mallinson’s recent visit to women and children in the camp, Amnesty expressly welcomed the focus of this assistance being the provision of food and services for women and children. …
Ramin Hossein Panahi is a 22-year-old man from Iran’s Kurdish minority who was sentenced to death in January for “taking up arms against the state” after a grossly unfair trial and amid serious torture allegations. “Ramin Hossein Panahi’s case has been a breathtaking miscarriage of justice from start to finish.” “Ramin Hossein Panahi’s case has been a breathtaking miscarriage of justice …
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