Italy: Lampedusa, the island of Europe’s forgotten promises
This document outlines the situation of asylum seekers and migrants arriving in Lampedusa, and the irregularity of their status determination procedures.
This document outlines the situation of asylum seekers and migrants arriving in Lampedusa, and the irregularity of their status determination procedures.
This report concerns the deportation of two asylum seekers from Sweden.
This report is the product of research missions to refugee camps in Kigoma and Kagera regions and Ulyankulu settlement of first wave refugees in Tanzania’s Tabora region in late 2004, as well as to officials in these regions and in Dar es Salaam. Amnesty International delegates also visited Bujumbura, Rural Bujumbura, Makamba, Bururi, Ngozi, Kirundo, … متابعة قراءة Burundi: refugee rights at risk: human rights abuses in returns to and from Burundi
Amnesty International is deeply concerned for the safety of hundreds of refugees from Uzbekistan who fled to Kyrgyzstan after security forces reportedly fired on thousands of mainly unarmed and peaceful demonstrators in the city of Andizhan, in Uzbekistan, on 13 May 2005.
This document follows up on Amnesty International’s report Kyrgyzstan: refugees in need of a safe haven This report updates that account, and is based on information gathered from interviews and documents obtained by an Amnesty International delegate on a visit to Kyrgyzstan from 21 – 30 July 2005. Amnesty International received disturbing reports that law … متابعة قراءة Kyrgyzstan: Uzbekistan in pursuit of refugees in Kyrgyzstan: a follow-up report
The second half of this document outlines some major failings in the Japanese refugee status determination procedures, and the beneficial effect of Amnesty International’s Urgent Actions. The first half of the document concerns the death penalty in Japan, and is not relavant to forced migration.
This document includes Amnesty International’s statement to Working Session 2: migration, refugees and displaced people.
In this document Amnesty International sets out four thematic areas that are of pressing concern to the organization, illustrated by specific situations in countries that the organisation has either visited or engaged in research and advocacy in the period since the last meeting of EXCOM. These thematic areas are: protection from refoulement, access to procedures, … متابعة قراءة Amnesty International’s concerns at the 56th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. Amnesty International’s analysis seeks to propose ways in which the European Union could act to ensure that its approach to terrorism not only acknowledges but actively incorporates the need … متابعة قراءة Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU
The full report is also available in this digital library. The central argument of this report is that it is in the breach, not in the respect of human rights, that security is put at risk. Amnesty International’s analysis seeks to propose ways in which the European Union could act to ensure that its approach … متابعة قراءة Human Rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and EU criminal law: executive summary