Afghanistan: Taliban fighters kill six Hazara people in deliberate attack – Amnesty International investigation
Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Fleeing Afghans unlawfully returned after coming under fire at Iran/Turkey borders
Iranian and Turkish security forces have repeatedly pushed back Afghans who attempt to cross their borders to reach safety.
Submission: Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2022-23
Amnesty has called on the Australian Government to commit to increasing the Humanitarian Program to 30,000 places.
Afghanistan: One year of the Taliban’s broken promises, draconian restrictions and violence
Since seizing control of Afghanistan a year ago, the Taliban have mounted a sustained attack on human rights.
‘The new government gives me hope that the cruel limbo of temporary protection visas might end’
Amnesty International Australia Refugee Rights Campaigner Zaki Haidari, discusses his battle as a refugee living in Australia on a temporary protection visa, hoping that the new government will end the injustice. Australia has given me refuge – but it’s conditional. I’ve been living here for the past decade, temporary visa to temporary visa, never certain …
Afghanistan: Taliban destroying lives of women and girls – new report
The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban’s crackdown on their human rights.
Human rights WIP: #GameOver, Religious Discrimination Bill shelved, Bernardo and Nazanin are free, and more
Thanks to supporters, we’ve achieved some incredible wins in the first half of 2022. Here’s our human rights impact from Australia.
Urgent actions must be taken on refugee crises in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar
Since 2020, Australia has reduced its annual humanitarian intake by 5000 places each year,
More places for people fleeing Afghanistan welcome, but need to be additional to existing quota
Responding to the announcement by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke that a further 15,000 places would be offered to people fleeing Afghanistan, Amnesty International Australia refugee advisor Dr Graham Thom said: “While a commitment to resettle Afghan refugees is of course welcome, we again stress the need for these to be in addition to the humanitarian …
Looking ahead: Civilians in Afghanistan must be protected from bombing and shelling in towns and cities
This is the third blog post in a series looking at an array of issues in 2022 related to weapons use, the arms trade and security assistance, often offering recommendations. In mid-2021, as the Taliban ramped up their offensive against government forces across Afghanistan, the fighting grew especially fierce in Zakhail, just west of the city of Kunduz. The …