Refugees: human rights have no borders: conclusions and recommendations
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Refugees: human rights have no borders
This report outlines why people flee, why they need protection and the system that should, but does not always, provide that protection. It demonstrates that refugee crises cannot be resolved unless the underlying human rights issues are addressed.
Kingdom of Thailand: human rights in transition
Five years after the military’s suppression of the 1992 pro-democracy movement in Thailand, the human rights situation has improved, although change in some important areas is still needed. Includes a discussion of problems related to refoulment of refugees and detention of asylum seekers
Panama/Colombia: refugees: the right to escape from death
Since November 1996 hundreds of Colombian refugees have been forcibly deported to Colombia by Panamanian authorities in clear breach of its international human rights obligations.
Myanmar/Bangladesh Rohingyas: the search for safety
Thousands of Burmese Muslims from the Rakhine (Arakan) State in Myanmar, known as Rohingyas, fled into southeastern Bangladesh during the first half of 1997. Unlike more than 250, 000 Rohingya refugees who came to Bangladesh in 1991 and 1992, these new arrivals are largely living in local villages rather than in designated refugee camps. The … Continue reading Myanmar/Bangladesh Rohingyas: the search for safety
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea/Russian Federation: pursuit, intimidation and abuse of North Korean refugees and workers
This report decribes the situation of North Korean workers and refugees in the Russian Federation (Russia).
Crisis in Eastern Zaire: Amnesty International’s appeal for the protection of human rights in the crisis in Eastern Zaire
This document outlines the human rights situation in Zaire both before and after September 1996. It includes urgent recomendations to the international community.
Burundi: refugees forced back to danger
This document states that refugees from Burundi returning to their country are facing the same human rights abuses that forced them to flee in the first place. The civil war and ethnic violence in Burundi have not abated since October 1993. Killings of unarmed civilians, including the elderly and children, are reported virtually every week. … Continue reading Burundi: refugees forced back to danger
Greal lakes region: still in need of protection: repatriation, refoulement and the safety of refugees and the internally displaced
Throughout October and November 1996, the attention of much of the world was riveted on eastern Zaire, as an enormous humanitarian tragedy unfolded. Long simmering violence in the area exploded into open warfare and massive human rights violations. Over one million refugees from Rwanda and Burundi, and several hundred thousand internally displaced Zairians, were caught … Continue reading Greal lakes region: still in need of protection: repatriation, refoulement and the safety of refugees and the internally displaced
Hong Kong: human rights, law and autonomy: the risks of transition
This document presents a historical and political overview of Hong Kong’s transition to Chinese sovereignty. It sets out Amnesty International’s human rights concerns related to the transition, and the organization’s recommendations to the Hong Kong SAR and the Chinese government, aimed at safeguarding human rights.