Amnesty International has revealed new evidence of torture, ill-treatment and illegal pushbacks of refugees and migrants to Turkey from Greece in a new report: Greece: Violence, lies and pushback. The report documents how the Greek authorities are conducting illegal pushbacks at land and sea. It focuses primarily on unlawful operations in the Evros region, at the land border between Greece and Turkey. In …
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Scott Morrison must accept NZ refugee resettlement offer when he meets Jacinda Ardern later this month
Former Socceroo Craig Foster and rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams have written to Scott Morrison asking him to accept the New Zealand offer to take the remaining refugees still trapped offshore after almost eight years when he meets with Jacinda Adern later this month. Morrison will fly to Queenstown to meet the New Zealand Prime …
Kenya: Homophobic attack leaves man dead at Kakuma Refugee Camp; UN safety measures review needed
Ugandan man, Chriton Atuhwera, has died after a homophobic attack at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. The LGBTQIA+ community at the camp were targeted in a fire-bombing. The death of Chriton Atuhwera serves as a tragic reminder of the significant threat faced by refugees fleeing homophobic violence. In light of this very real threat, it …
Torture of Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Explained
Since the onset of the Syrian conflict in 2011, millions of Syrians have fled the state out of fear for their safety – an estimated 1.5 million of these refugees have settled in Lebanon. However, an Amnesty International investigation into the treatment of Syrian refugees accused of terror-related charges in Lebanon reveals shocking human rights …
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Activists calling for a Fair Go and Justice for Refugees
Palm Sunday has long been a day of protest for people across faith communities and for those without any religious beliefs. Thousands have been marching for justice for refugees ever since the re-opening of Australia’s inhumane offshore processing program in 2013. Our power is in challenging injustice together so this year Amnesty International Australia lent …
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Report: ‘Communities Behind Refugee Sponsorship’
The My New Neighbour campaign is a neighbourhood-led solution to help refugees – people who are seeking to rebuild their lives somewhere safe.
Malaysia: Deportation to Myanmar puts lives in danger
Amnesty International Malaysia is aghast at the Malaysian government’s planned efforts with the Myanmar military to deport 1,200 people back to Myanmar on 23 February 2021. Mass deportation exercises carried out with little transparency contravenes Malaysia’s obligations to respect and protect the rights of migrants and refugees, and risks endangering their lives. Widespread crackdown on dissidents following the military coup …
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Activist Resources: GameOver
For almost eight years, the Australian Government has designed and maintained a deliberate system of abuse for thousands of adults and children who have fled their homes in search of safety. In early 2021, we have seen progress with the release of refugees who have been detained in alternative places of detention. However, over 1000 …
Release of refugees a win for people power, now they must all be free
Amnesty International Australia today welcomed the further release of refugees from the Park Hotel, Alternative Place of Detention (APOD), in Melbourne, but said the release showed the policy was arbitrary and cruel. Amnesty redoubled its call for the release of a further 14 people who remain in detention and all those arbitrarily detained. Among those …
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Global community critical of Australia’s treatment of First Nations peoples, refugees
Feedback from member states during the United Nation’s third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Australia’s human rights track record found it seriously lacking in its commitments to international human rights law. Among the criticisms leveled at Australia by the international community is its treatment of First Nations peoples and the mandatory and indefinite detention of …