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Press Release
EU-Africa Summit in Valetta must not dress up border control as ‘co-operation’
As European Union (EU) leaders and African heads of state prepare to meet in Malta on 11 and 12 November for a ‘Summit on Migration’, Amnesty International is issuing a stark warning to all leaders in attendance of the dangers posed by border and migration management agreements that fail to include human rights safeguards.
November 10, 2015
Press Release
Iraq must investigate deadly Camp Liberty rocket attack
A rocket attack on a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq is a despicable and callous crime, Amnesty International said as it called for an immediate investigation, urgent protection and assistance for the camp’s residents.
October 30, 2015
Press Release
Australia: Damning evidence of officials’ involvement in transnational crime uncovered
New evidence gathered by Amnesty International suggests that Australia’s maritime border control operations now resemble a lawless venture with evidence of criminal activity, pay-offs to boat crews and abusive treatment of women, men and children seeking asylum.
October 28, 2015
Press Release
EU-Balkans Summit must avert a looming refugee disaster as winter nears
Leaders from states along the main refugee route through the Balkans and Central Europe cannot walk out of yet another meeting in Brussels on Sunday without a workable plan of action that protects refugees’ needs and rights, Amnesty International said today.
October 24, 2015
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Hundreds of refugees and asylum-seekers stranded in dire conditions overnight on Croatia/Slovenia border
Croatian and Slovenian authorities must urgently come up with effective solutions as hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers who were stranded overnight between the two countries’ border checkpoints are soon to be joined by thousands more, Amnesty International urged today.
October 19, 2015
Press Release
Southeast Asia: Persecuted Rohingya refugees from Myanmar suffer horrific abuses at sea
Rohingya women, men and children attempting to flee persecution in Myammar by boat earlier this year were killed or severely beaten by human traffickers if their families failed to pay ransoms, and kept in hellish, inhuman conditions, Amnesty International reveals in a new report today.
October 19, 2015
Press Release
Catastrophic moral failure as rich countries leave millions of refugees to cruel and uncertain fates
The catastrophic moral failure of world leaders who dither and squabble among themselves while callously leaving millions of people to suffer in disastrous humanitarian conditions will define their legacy for generations to come, said Amnesty International today as it released an eight-point plan to tackle the multiple global refugee crises.
October 12, 2015
Press Release
Foreign media refused entry in Nauru after refugee rape claims
News that Nauru has refused Al Jazeera journalists permission to enter the country is just the latest development in a crackdown on freedom of expression amid fears for the detention conditions and treatment of hundreds of asylum seekers on the Pacific island state, Amnesty International said.
October 9, 2015
Report
Fenced Out
The Hungarian government has invested more than 1OO million euros on razor-wire fencing and border controls to keep refugees and migrants out, triple the amount it spends yearly on receiving asylum seekers, Amnesty International revealed in a new briefing.
October 7, 2015
Press Release
EU must formally warn Hungary over refugee crisis violations
The Hungarian government has invested more than 1OO million euros on razor-wire fencing and border controls to keep refugees and migrants out, triple the amount it spends yearly on receiving asylum seekers, Amnesty International revealed in a new briefing published today.
October 7, 2015
Press Release
Shaker Aamer Transfer Long Overdue, Upends Guantanamo Myths
In response to reports that Saudi national Shaker Aamer will be transferred to the UK after being held without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay for more than 13 years, Amnesty International USA Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins issued the following statement
September 25, 2015
Press Release
Refugees need safe access to protection, not more barriers
Instead of sealing borders and deploying riot police, frontline European Union (EU) countries must allow safe access for people in need of international protection, Amnesty International said ahead of another round of high-level meetings in Brussels on the refugee crisis, amid a series of worrying border confrontations in Central Europe.
September 21, 2015