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Australia: Refugees released from cruel and arbitrary detention

Amnesty International Australia today welcomed the further release of refugees from the Park Hotel, Alternative Place of Detention (APOD), in...

Amnesty International endorses campaign to bring 200 refugees on Manus and Nauru to Canada

Amnesty International is proudly supporting a new project, Operation #NotForgotten, which will sponsor up to 200 refugees living on the...

Australia: Medivac Bill a welcome step towards humanity for refugees

In response to the Medivac Bill passing the senate and the Prime Minister’s announcement that Christmas Island will be reopening...

Australia: Nauru’s detained children must be given true freedom

Responding to the Australian government’s announcement that it will remove all children from its offshore detention centre on Nauru within...

AUSTRALIA: REFUGEE CHILDREN ON NAURU FACING ‘DIRE HEALTH SITUATION

With the critical situation on Nauru deteriorating even further, Amnesty International is calling on the Australian government to show leadership,...

Nauru: MSF ousting must spur Australia to evacuate refugees

In response to the urgent call made by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today for all refugees and asylum seekers to...

AUSTRALIA: Denying Entry To Chelsea Manning Would Send ‘Chilling Message’ on Freedom of Speech

AI UK Press release In response to the news that the Australian government is considering denying American activist Chelsea Manning...

Coroner’s findings on preventable death of Iranian asylum seeker on Manus Island must prompt government action

In response to today’s damning coronial inquest findings into the tragic death of Hamid Khazaei, an Iranian man who died...

NAURU: Another tragic death in Australia’s offshore detention

Responding to the tragic news that a 26-year-old Iranian man reportedly died on Nauru this morning, Kate Schuetze, Refugee Researcher...

Another tragic Manus Island death that should have been prevented

Responding to the news that a Rohingya refugee has reportedly died on Manus Island, Kate Schuetze, Refugee Researcher at Amnesty...

Australia: Healthcare rollbacks put refugee lives and health at risk

The Australian government is attempting to walk away from the human rights crisis it has created for refugees and asylum...

Manus Island: Australia abandons refugees to a life of uncertainty and peril

New facilities unsafe and do not meet refugees’ basic needs Refugees say they live with constant fear of violence Australia...

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