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New Zealand not taking a fair share of refugees
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 1:57 pm | Amnesty International
New Zealand and other wealthy countries have shown a complete lack of leadership and responsibility, leaving the world’s low and middle income countries to shoulder the vast majority of the world’s refugees, said Amnesty International in a comprehensive ... More >>
Closure of Manus Island detention only first step
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 12:21 pm | Amnesty International
Australia/PNG: Closure of Manus Island detention only first step to ending offshore nightmare for refugees More >>
New Zealand must speak out over offshore detention abuses
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, 2:34 pm | Amnesty International
Following last week’s Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reporting on the appalling abuse of refugees on Nauru and the leak featured today on The Guardian of Nauru files , the New Zealand government must respond to the evidence of horrific ... More >>
Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 9:41 am | Amnesty International
About 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia and were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island nation of Nauru suffer severe abuse, inhumane treatment, and neglect, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. ... More >>
Australia: Appalling abuse, neglect of refugees on Nauru
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 9:34 am | Amnesty International
(Sydney, 3 August, 2016)—About 1,200 men, women, and children who sought refuge in Australia and were forcibly transferred to the remote Pacific island nation of Nauru suffer severe abuse, inhumane treatment, and neglect, Human Rights Watch and ... More >>
Australia: Guantanamo-style abuse of child prisoners
Friday, 29 July 2016, 11:34 am | Amnesty International
Chilling footage showing detained Indigenous children being tear gassed and a child being hooded and strapped to a restraint chair in Australia’s Northern Territory must serve as a wakeup call for the government on the need to urgently change its ... More >>
Yemen: Peace talks must prioritize getting aid to civilians
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 11:41 am | Amnesty International
Restrictions on the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to civilians in Yemen are exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis and endangering lives, said Amnesty International calling on all parties to the conflict to allow full and unfettered ... More >>
End relentless repression against human rights lawyers
Friday, 8 July 2016, 2:32 pm | Amnesty International
Chinese authorities must end their ruthless assault against human rights lawyers and activists, Amnesty International said ahead of the first anniversary of the start of an unprecedented crackdown. More >>
Peter Fa'afiu appointed Chair of Amnesty International Board
Friday, 1 July 2016, 12:25 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is pleased to welcome Peter Fa'afiu as the new Chair of Amnesty International New Zealand's Board. More >>
NZ must support vote to suspend Saudi Arabia from UN HRC
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 10:28 am | Amnesty International
Saudi Arabia has committed “gross and systematic violations of human rights” abroad and at home, and used its position on the UN Human Rights Council to effectively obstruct justice for possible war crimes, Amnesty International and Human Rights ... More >>
Shameful and inhumane response to refugee quota
Monday, 13 June 2016, 2:19 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International says the announcement by Prime Minister John Key that New Zealand will not be increasing the refugee quota for two years is absolutely shameful in the face of the world’s biggest humanitarian crisis. More >>
Disgraceful shootings of students must be investigated
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:12 am | Amnesty International
The shooting of students peacefully protesting in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, is a disgraceful attack on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, Amnesty International said. More >>
Refugees Welcome Index
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 3:15 pm | Amnesty International
• Globally, 1 in 10 would let refugees stay in their home, 3 in 10 in their neighbourhood More >>
Amnesty International welcomes efforts to protect civilians
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 4:19 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly welcomes the efforts by New Zealand in its role on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to bring an end to attacks on hospitals and aid workers in conflict zones. More >>
Manus detention facility declared illegal
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 4:47 pm | Amnesty International
With the Manus detention facility declared illegal, the Australian government must now do the right thing More >>
Concern at Iranian film director’s visa rejection
Monday, 18 April 2016, 2:36 pm | Amnesty International
As proud sponsors of the documentary ‘Sonita’ at this year's Documentary Edge Film Festival, Amnesty International is concerned to hear the news that the film’s Iranian director, Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami, has been denied a visa to visit New Zealand ... More >>
Next UN Secretary General must stand up for human rights
Monday, 11 April 2016, 4:05 pm | Amnesty International
The next United Nations (UN) Secretary General must overhaul the global approach to aiding refugees and must do everything possible to end atrocities and protect civilians in armed conflicts, said Amnesty International as the process of selecting ... More >>
Alarming surge in recorded executions
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 12:17 pm | Amnesty International
A dramatic global rise in the number of executions recorded in 2015 saw more people put to death than at any point in the last quarter-century. The surge was largely fuelled by Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International found in its review ... More >>
Fatal flaws in EU-Turkey deal
Friday, 1 April 2016, 1:24 pm | Amnesty International
Large-scale forced returns of refugees from Turkey to war-ravaged Syria expose the fatal flaws in a refugee deal signed between Turkey and the European Union earlier this month, Amnesty International revealed today More >>
Turkey ‘safe country’ sham revealed
Thursday, 24 March 2016, 12:03 pm | Amnesty International
Turkey ‘safe country’ sham revealed as dozens of Afghans forcibly returned hours after EU refugee deal More >>
