Author Archives: Jenny Stopher

As another parliamentary year came to a close yesterday, Australia’s political leaders have failed to fulfil our human rights obligations, Amnesty International said. “It is heartbreaking that politicians have left work for their summer holidays whilst the lives of so many men, women and children are in their hands”, said Amnesty International Australia’s Advocacy Manager, …

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Participants to the Yemen talks in Sweden should prioritise key human rights issues, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Mwatana Organization for Human Rights said today. The issues should include removing impediments to the free flow of humanitarian aid and vital commercial goods such as food and fuel, the fate of detainees, and ending attacks …

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Amnesty International Australia  has today called on the Thai authorities to end the detention of Bahraini national and Australian resident Hakeem al-Araibi, which is ongoing despite the reported lifting of the INTERPOL Red Notice that led to him being detained. “Hakeem will not be safe until he is back on Australian soil, Diana Sayed, Campaigner …

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Unlawful US border policies are leaving thousands of asylum seekers stranded in Mexico, where they are facing threats of deportation to their countries of origin, where they potentially face serious harm, Amnesty International said today following a research mission last week. Conditions could only worsen under a reported deal between both countries that, if agreed, …

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