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Spain: the southern border: the state turns its back on the human rights of refugees and migrants

This report raises particular concerns regarding the situation in Ceuta and Melilla, in Spanish North Africa.

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.

Sweden: refugee rights undermined in War on Terror

This report concerns the deportation of two asylum seekers from Sweden.

Burundi: refugee rights at risk: human rights abuses in returns to and from Burundi

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, … Continue reading Burundi: refugee rights at risk: human rights abuses in returns to and from Burundi

Kyrgyzstan: refugees in need of a safe haven

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.

Kyrgyzstan: Uzbekistan in pursuit of refugees in Kyrgyzstan: a follow-up report

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 … Continue reading Kyrgyzstan: Uzbekistan in pursuit of refugees in Kyrgyzstan: a follow-up report

Urgent action in focus: August 2005: Japan: a long way to go

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.

Amnesty International’s Statements to the 2005 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting

This document includes Amnesty International’s statement to Working Session 2: migration, refugees and displaced people.

Amnesty International’s concerns at the 56th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

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, … Continue reading Amnesty International’s concerns at the 56th session of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU

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 … Continue reading Human rights dissolving at the borders? Counter-terrorism and criminal law in the EU