community sponsorship program Archives

Human rights WIP: Refugee families resettled, Prisoner of conscience Ahmed is free, #BLM facial recognition lawsuit win, and more

Small actions from compassionate people have big impacts. Here are a handful from the past few months.

Campaign update: Australia’s Community Sponsorship Program for refugees

Any Community Sponsorship Program must be in addition to Australia’s annual humanitarian intake.

Open letter to Immigration Minister Alex Hawke: Improve refugee community sponsorship in Australia

All over Australia, communities say they want to welcome and help people rebuild their lives. We can do more!

Najeeba Wazefadost shares what it’s like for women and girls in Afghanistan

Najeeba Wazefadost speaking at a conference. She is a member of Amnesty's Refugee Advisory Group

The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan and there are already reports of killings and human rights violations, particularly for women and girls.

Lessons in welcoming: community-led sponsorship of refugees

By Anna Shea, Amnesty International’s Researcher on Refugee and Migrants Rights Working on refugee rights, I have had the privilege of meeting people seeking asylum in many countries around the world. Time and again I have been struck by the unfailing generosity and hospitality of people who have had to give up everything they know …

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Welcoming refugees through sponsorship

A family from Syria - two parents and two children - with an elderly gentleman, sitting around a table laughing as the boy climbs onto his dad's lap.

Over the past few years, Amnesty International offices on four continents have been working to support refugees in a way and on a scale never seen before. The goal? To increase the number of people who can start their lives in a safe country. The method? Community sponsorship. At its heart, community sponsorship is a …

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Bipartisan ACT milestone brings Australia closer to refugee solution

The Australian Capital Territory today marked a significant milestone in Australia’s response to the global refugee situation, with Labor, Liberal and Greens MLAs voting unanimously to call on the Federal Government to broaden the refugee community sponsorship program. “The ACT Parliament is the first at any level of government in Australia to get behind expanding …

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