Amnesty International has written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, expressing concern regarding laws that came into effect this week, essentially denying Australian citizens and permanent residents the right to return home.
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New quarantine facilities welcome – now bring #StrandedAussies home
Responding to the announcement today that the Federal Government is proposing three additional quarantine facilities, Amnesty International Campaigner Joel MacKay said: “We welcome the announcement of the proposed new quarantine facilities which will mean an extra 2,500 extra places for #StrandedAussies to come home. “Amnesty International Australia has been consistently calling for an expanded federal …
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#StrandedAussies at risk of becoming #ForgottenAussies if the government doesn’t act on UN Committee recommendation
Amnesty International Australia has welcomed the UN Human Rights Committee’s ruling that the Australian government must “facilitate and ensure” the prompt return of two Australian men who argued their country has breached international law by preventing their return home because of “arbitrary caps on airline travel”. The men are just two of more than 34,500 …
Stranded Aussies must be brought home by end of 2020
Amnesty International Australia has today published a report highlighting the stories of some of the 35,000 Australians stranded overseas due to border closures and the Federal Government’s cap on returns. Amnesty has gathered stories from several Australians stranded overseas, desperate but unable to return. Among them is Lynne who has been stranded in the UK …
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