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Overwhelming support for a refugee quota increase
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 11:08 am | Amnesty International
A permanent - and significant - increase in the refugee quota and corresponding resources, is the resounding call to come out of a public submission process, said Amnesty International with the release of a summary report today. More >>
Parliament passes unanimous motion in solidarity with Syria
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 5:21 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International strongly welcomes the news that the New Zealand Parliament today stood unanimously with the people of Syria in passing a motion in the House. More >>
From hope to horror: Five years of crisis in Syria
Tuesday, 15 March 2016, 10:33 am | Amnesty International
A horrifying catalogue of human rights abuses including war crimes and crimes against humanity have overwhelmed Syria over the past five years causing human suffering on a vast scale, said Amnesty International, marking the five-year anniversary of ... More >>
The public must have a say on proposed intrusion on privacy
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 4:17 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is warning the Government that any proposed legislative change coming out of the review of Intelligence and Security in New Zealand cannot be pushed through Parliament under urgency. More >>
North Korea: Tightened controls on communications
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 1:27 pm | Amnesty International
Ordinary North Koreans caught using mobile phones to contact loved ones who have fled abroad, risk being sent to political prison camps or other detention facilities as the government tightens its stranglehold on people’s use of communication technology, ... More >>
Syrian and Russian forces targeting hospitals
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 3:43 pm | Amnesty International
Russian and Syrian government forces appear to have deliberately and systematically targeted hospitals and other medical facilities over the last three months to pave the way for ground forces to advance on northern Aleppo, an examination of airstrikes ... More >>
‘Your rights in jeopardy’, global assault on freedoms
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 1:30 pm | Amnesty International
‘Your rights in jeopardy’, global assault on freedoms - Amnesty International’s annual human rights report More >>
Key and Turnbull must address ending offshore detention
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 9:19 pm | Amnesty International
As Prime Minister John Key sits down with his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for bilateral talks on Friday, Amnesty International is calling on him to speak out strongly on our closest neighbour’s abysmal human rights record. More >>
High Court decision prolongs agony faced by asylum seekers
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 5:02 pm | Amnesty International
Amnesty International is disappointed that the Australian High Court has ruled that offshore detention is lawful. This decision will result in around 260 vulnerable people, including over 80 children, being forcibly sent back to Nauru. More >>
Lebanon: Refugee women from Syria face heightened risks
Tuesday, 2 February 2016, 2:17 pm | Amnesty International
Shortfalls in international assistance and discriminatory policies imposed by the Lebanese authorities are creating conditions that facilitate the exploitation and abuse of women refugees in Lebanon, said Amnesty International in a new report published ... More >>
Iran’s hypocrisy exposed as juvenile offenders codemned
Tuesday, 26 January 2016, 1:57 pm | Amnesty International
Young people in Iran are languishing on death row for crimes committed under the age of 18, said Amnesty International in a damning new report published today. More >>
Open hearts and generosity shine through
Friday, 22 January 2016, 12:13 pm | Amnesty International
The generosity and open hearts of New Zealanders have truly shone through over the past few months, said Amnesty International. More >>
Satellite images back up evidence of mass destruction
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 3:20 pm | Amnesty International
Northern Iraq: Satellite images back up evidence of deliberate mass destruction in Peshmerga-controlled Arab villages More >>
Syria: Russia’s shameful failure
Thursday, 24 December 2015, 11:38 am | Amnesty International
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas, striking homes, a mosque and a busy market, as well as medical facilities, in a pattern of attacks that show evidence of violations ... More >>
Russia’s shameful failure to acknowledge civilian killings
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 7:55 pm | Amnesty International
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas, striking homes, a mosque and a busy market, as well as medical facilities, in a pattern of attacks that show evidence of violations ... More >>
Amnesty International launches Our Voices
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 1:22 pm | Amnesty International
To mark Human Rights Day Amnesty International today launched a public submission process on the refugee quota - Our Voices. More >>
Atrocities fuelled by decades of reckless arms trading
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 1:32 pm | Amnesty International
Decades of poorly regulated arms flows into Iraq as well lax controls on the ground have provided the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) with a large and lethal arsenal that is being used to commit war crimes and crimes against humanity ... More >>
Papuan pro-independence activist finally freed
Friday, 20 November 2015, 10:51 am | Amnesty International
Papuan pro-independence activist Filep Karma tasted freedom yesterday after being unjustly jailed for more than a decade for simply raising an independence flag at a political ceremony in 2004, Amnesty International said. More >>
Refugee crisis and freedom of expression must be tackled
Wednesday, 18 November 2015, 11:02 am | Amnesty International
Southeast Asian leaders, including New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, meeting this week in Malaysia must urgently prioritise a coordinated plan to help the thousands of asylum seekers and migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh who are forced to risk ... More >>
Missed opportunity to show leadership on refugee rights
Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 3:33 pm | Amnesty International
Following Australia’s human rights review which took place in Geneva overnight, Amnesty International has expressed deep disappointment that the New Zealand government failed to raise Australia’s inhumane policies around refugees and asylum seekers More >>
