Australia

Human Rights in AUSTRALIA

Australia: One step forward - two steps back Amnesty International ...
25 April 2006

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: ASA 12/002/2006 (Public). News Service No: 108. 26 April 2006. Australia: One step forward – two steps back. ...

Press Release       ASA 12/002/2006

Australia: Follow up on Stop proposals that will punish asylum ...
25 April 2006

On 13 April the Australian Government announced harsh changes which, if passed in parliament, will result in punishing asylum seekers arriving by boat. The proposed ...

ActionDocument       ASA 12/005/2006

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27 February 2006

WEB TEXT AI Index: ACT 30/006/2006. 27 February 2006. Take action and win prizes with Make Some Noise. "What do I hope for? That we are not forgotten. ...

Report       ACT 30/006/2006

International Criminal Court: Declarations amounting to prohibited ...
24 November 2005

Although Article 120 of the Rome Statute provides that no reservations may be made to the Statute, unilateral declarations which specify or clarify the meaning ...

Report       IOR 40/032/2005

The Wire, August 2005. Vol. 35, No.7.
31 July 2005

1) Mass forced evictions in Zimbabwe continue 2) Japan's 'comfort women' demand public apology 3) Uganda's 'night commuters' seek protection from abduction 4) Asylum ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/007/2005

Australia: The impact of indefinite detention: the case to change ...
29 June 2005

In this report Amnesty International focuses on Australia's mandatory detention policy, and in particular how it has allowed for prolonged and indefinite detention ...

Report       ASA 12/001/2005

Australia: Detention regime in breach of international human ...
28 June 2005

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: ASA 12/003/2005 (Public). News Service No: 178. 29 June 2005. Embargo Date: 29 June 2005 22:00GMT. ...

Press Release       ASA 12/003/2005

USA: Who are the Guantánamo detainees? Case Sheet 5: Australian ...
31 August 2004

This case sheet is about David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib who are the only two Australian nationals detained at Guantánamo Bay. Amnesty International is particularly ...

Report       AMR 51/115/2004

Diary Note 4 -- 9 September Australia: Secretary General to ...
11 August 2004

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Media Advisory. AI Index: ASA 12/001/2004 (Public). News Service No: 201. 12 August 2004. Embargo Date: 12 August 2004 00:01GMT. ...

Press Release       ASA 12/001/2004

Australia/USA: Guantánamo -- Human rights are not negotiable
26 November 2003

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Media Advisory. AI Index: AMR 51/143/2003 (Public). News Service No: 269. 26 November 2003. Australia/USA: Guantánamo ...

Press Release       AMR 51/143/2003