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G-20 must set the example and clean up their human rights record ...
28 May 2009

Amnesty International’s Secretary General has called on the G-20grouping that brings together the world’s leading economies to lead byexample and show real commitment ...

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Migration-related detention: A global concern
1 December 2008

Migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees are regularly deprived of their liberty purely for administrative convenience. Many countries use detention to deter people ...

Report       POL 33/004/2008

الاعتقال المتعلق بالهجرة
1 December 2008

Document       POL 33/004/2008

Three Australians spared death penalty in Bali | Amnesty ...
6 March 2008

Three members of the so-called Bali Nine have had their death sentencesreduced to life imprisonment following a judicial review by the SupremeCourt.

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Australia apologises for abuses of Indigenous | Amnesty ...
13 February 2008

Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologised to theIndigenous people who were members of the Stolen Generation and theirfamilies on Wednesday in Parliament ...

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Video: Worldwide actions to close Guantánamo | Amnesty ...
18 January 2008

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The world shouts 'Close Guantánamo' | Amnesty International
16 January 2008

Thousands join worldwide protests marking the sixth anniversary of the first transfers of detainees to Guantánamo on 11 January.

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Australia: A Briefing for the Committee against Torture
1 October 2007

This briefing summarizes Amnesty International's views about Australia's implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading ...

Report       ASA 12/001/2007

Australia | Amnesty International
23 May 2007

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