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Myanmar: Military top brass must face justice
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 2:48 pm | Amnesty International
The comprehensive report, “We Will Destroy Everything”: Military Responsibility for Crimes against Humanity in Rakhine State, Myanmar, calls for the situation in Myanmar to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation ... More >>
Executive Order Imprisons Families Indefinitely
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 10:01 am | Amnesty International
President Trump signed an executive order today mandating for children to stay with their parents in detention while their asylum claims are processed. This executive order seeks to modify the Flores Agreement, which states that children should not ... More >>
Executive Order Imprisons Families Indefinitely
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 9:40 am | Amnesty International
President Trump signed an executive order today mandating for children to stay with their parents in detention while their asylum claims are processed. This executive order seeks to modify the Flores Agreement, which states that children should not ... More >>
Over 3000 NZers speak out against US separation of families
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 12:12 pm | Amnesty International
In less than a day, more than 3000 New Zealanders have signed a petition urging the US Government to stop forcibly separating parents from their children at the border with Mexico. Amnesty International has said the practice is nothing short of torture. More >>
USA: Separating children from parents is torture
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 9:47 am | Amnesty International
The sickening images of children cruelly separated from their parents and held in cages as a result of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ policy of ‘zero-tolerance’ will leave an indelible stain on the reputation of the USA, said Amnesty International ... More >>
Investigate brewer Kirin over payments to Myanmar military
Friday, 15 June 2018, 9:45 am | Amnesty International
Japan: Investigate brewer Kirin over payments to Myanmar military amid ethnic cleansing of Rohingya • Japanese beer company admitted its subsidiary made three donations during recent violence in Rakhine State • Head of military filmed receiving donation ... More >>
Syria: Raqqa in ruins and civilians devastated
Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 2:02 pm | Amnesty International
From amid the rubble of Raqqa, civilians are asking why US-led Coalition forces destroyed the city, killing hundreds of civilians in the process of “liberating” them from the armed group calling itself “Islamic State” (IS), Amnesty International said ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Chilling smears after women’s rights arrests
Monday, 21 May 2018, 10:27 am | Amnesty International
In a chilling development, the Saudi Arabian authorities and government-aligned media launched a public smear campaign last night to try to discredit six prominent detained women’s rights defenders as “traitors” following their arrest this week, Amnesty ... More >>
Gaza: Excessive force abhorrent international law violation
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 9:42 am | Amnesty International
Responding to reports that dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured by the Israeli military during protests along the fence that separates Gaza and Israel today, Philip Luther, Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North ... More >>
PNG: Refugee health crisis looming
Friday, 27 April 2018, 11:28 am | Amnesty International
On Monday 30 April the Australian government is expected to end its contract with International Health and Medical Services (IHMS), which provides healthcare for the refugees and asylum seekers Australia has sent to Papua New Guinea (PNG). Kate Schuetze, ... More >>
Kurdish refugee filmmaker asks to come to DocEdge Festival
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 2:03 pm | Amnesty International
Behrouz Boochani, Kurdish refugee filmmaker on Manus, asks to come to DocEdge Festival The award-winning Kurdish journalist, poet, filmmaker and refugee Behrouz Boochani has requested permission to visit New Zealand to attend the Documentary Edge Film ... More >>
NZDF inquiry: Justice for survivors, accountability
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 2:17 pm | Amnesty International
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA STATEMENT 12 April 2018 NZDF inquiry: Justice for survivors, accountability to the UN In response to the Government’s announcement of an inquiry into the allegations made in the book “Hit and Run”, the acting Executive Director ... More >>
Death penalty: Sub-Saharan Africa a ‘beacon of hope’
Thursday, 12 April 2018, 1:48 pm | Amnesty International
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 12 April 2018 Death penalty: Sub-Saharan Africa a ‘beacon of hope’ as global executions and death sentences slide • Positive steps seen across sub-Saharan Africa, with Guinea becoming 20th abolitionist state, ... More >>
Online abuse of women thrives as Twitter fails
Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 1:05 pm | Amnesty International
Online abuse of women thrives as Twitter fails to respect women’s rights • On the day Twitter celebrates 12 years since the first tweet , Amnesty launches a new campaign challenging the company’s failure to prevent online violence and abuse ... More >>
Myanmar: Military land grab as security forces build bases
Monday, 12 March 2018, 1:31 pm | Amnesty International
Dramatic increase of security infrastructure since January Military bases, helipads and roads built on burned villages Rohingya people forcibly driven off their lands to make room for construction Myanmar’s Rakhine State is being militarized at an ... More >>
Manus Island deportations -- Amnesty International reaction
Friday, 9 March 2018, 12:54 pm | Amnesty International
Reacting to the news that Australia and Papua New Guinea have begun deporting some men from the Manus Island facilities, Amnesty International’s Refugee Researcher Kate Schuetze said, "No asylum seeker should be arrested or deported until they ... More >>
People power ignites new era of hope for human rights
Friday, 23 February 2018, 8:35 am | Amnesty International
In a year when governments around the world sought to stifle human rights, we can draw hope from the widespread movement of people standing up and campaigning for social justice, Amnesty International said today as it launched its annual report ... More >>
Manus Island: Australia abandons refugees - Amnesty
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 1:55 pm | Amnesty International
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Manus Island: Australia abandons refugees to a life of uncertainty and peril • New facilities unsafe and do not meet basic needs • Refugees say they live with constant fear of violence • Australia must end ... More >>
PNG: Sick asylum-seeker restrained and force-fed
Saturday, 27 January 2018, 12:47 pm | Amnesty International
Responding to news that an asylum-seeker being treated at a hospital in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), for a serious medical condition, has been restrained for three days and is being force-fed by hospital staff after he went on hunger strike ... More >>
Postponing returns arrangement provides temporary relief
Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 8:48 am | Amnesty International
The government of Bangladesh’s announcement that it is to postpone the return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar is a welcome relief for hundreds of thousands currently living in Bangladesh, Amnesty International said today. Implementing a returns arrangement ... More >>
