Amnesty International Australia
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World leaders must repudiate US President Trump’s blatantly discriminatory travel ban and step up efforts to resettle the most vulnerable refugees fleeing war and persecution globally. “The chaos and global condemnation unleashed by President Trump’s travel ban should be a warning to any government tempted to follow suit. Amnesty International continues to condemn in the …
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Warning: This video contains footage some viewers may find distressing. A longstanding relationship between two countries means being able to stand up for what’s right. Australia has to be prepared to deliver difficult messages, not becoming indulgent of, or indifferent to, murder on a mass scale, like what we’re seeing in the Philippines. Ever since …
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By Salil Shetty, Secretary General at Amnesty International The gloves are off. With the Executive Order on “Protecting the Nation from Terrorist Attacks by Foreign Nationals,” President Donald J. Trump has declared war on Muslim refugees around the world. With the stroke of a pen, the President has – among other actions – banned Syrian …
Acting on instructions from the very top of government, the Philippines police have killed and paid others to kill thousands of alleged drug offenders in a wave of extrajudicial executions that may amount to crimes against humanity. Read the report Amnesty International’s investigation,“If you are poor you are killed”: Extrajudicial Executions in the Philippines’ “War …
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Sir Mo Farah perhaps worded it best when he said: “The Queen made me a knight, Donald Trump made me an alien,” in response to a US ban on refugees from predominantly-Muslim countries. In a move President Trump claimed was “extreme vetting” to “keep terrorists out”, the new US President signed an executive order to …
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The Australian Government’s refusal to condemn President Trump’s hateful actions, effectively blocking tens of thousands of people seeking safety, must be called out for what it really is – shameful, Amnesty International said. According to media reports, in response to Trump’s Executive Order banning entry to the USA for refugees from war-torn countries such as …
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In reaction to President Trump’s Executive Order to effectively prevent refugees from seeking resettlement in the USA, Salil Shetty, Secretary General at Amnesty International said: “President Trump’s Executive Order effectively blocking those fleeing war and persecution from war-torn countries such as Syria, from seeking safe haven in the USA are an appalling move with potentially …
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The image of a group of men in suits making decisions about the rights of women is becoming an emblematic sign of the backlash against our human rights, particularly those related to women’s bodily integrity and reproductive and sexual freedoms. Just two days after the massive demonstrations for equality and against discrimination that took place …
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U.S. President Donald Trump has issued several executive orders related to immigration, including constructing a wall on the border with Mexico, building more detention centers, and stripping sanctuary cities of federal funding. Protect communities’ safety “We will fight this dangerous move with everything we’ve got,” said Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA. “This wall …
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Whistleblower and human rights hero Edward Snowden thanks the more than 1 million supporters who raised their voices for him. “I want to thank you, humbly and with a full heart, for your unwavering advocacy and support. More than a million of you came together to say in one voice that the truth matters. My …
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