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  • Kevin Rudd must up the ante on Sri Lanka
    Commentary
    Feb 2, 2012

    As nations such as Canada and Britain weigh in on accountability for war crimes in Sri Lanka, it's time for Australia to add its voice.

  • Australia: Letter to the Australian Labor Party Regarding Support for Same-Sex Marriage
    Letter
    Nov 25, 2011
  • Australia: Ruling Upholds Refugees’ Rights
    Press release
    Aug 31, 2011
    The Australian High Court ruled on August 31, 2011, that the Australia-Malaysia Transfer and Resettlement Arrangement is invalid and that any attempt to remove these asylum seekers to Malaysia would be unlawful.
  • Submission to the Australia Senate Legal and Constitutional Committees
    Written statement
    Aug 30, 2011
    Human Rights Watch submits this assessment of the Australia-Malaysia Transfer and Resettlement Arrangement (hereafter, the Arrangement) with particular reference to the consistency of the agreement to transfer asylum seekers to Malaysia with Australia’s obligations under international refugee law and with respect to the implications of the Arrangement for unaccompanied children, in particular, whether there are any guarantees with respect to their treatment.
  • Australia: Cluster bombs bill is a law of loopholes
    Commentary
    Aug 18, 2011

    The Australian Senate has a chance to avoid an embarrassing double standard in its approach to international law. But it needs to decide: does it want to ban cluster munitions or not? Is it willing to stand by its signed commitment to eliminate these indiscriminate weapons immediately rather than do the bidding of the United States, which wants to put off a ban until at least 2018?

  • Australia: Don’t Seize David Hicks’ Assets
    Press release
    Aug 15, 2011
    The Australian prosecutor’s office should drop the asset-seizing case against former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks for money he earned from a book he wrote about his six years in US custody at Guantanamo Bay.
  • Australia, Malaysia: Refugee Swap Fails Protection Standards
    Press release
    Jul 26, 2011

    Australia and Malaysia’s agreement to swap 800 asylum seekers who arrive in Australia for 4,000 refugees living in Malaysia fails to meet minimal standards for refugee burden-sharing.

  • Letter to the Prime Ministers of Australia and Malaysia regarding the Australia-Malaysia Transfer and Resettlement Arrangement
    Letter
    Jul 26, 2011

    We are writing this open letter to express Human Rights Watch’s deep concerns about the bilateral “Arrangement” between Australia and Malaysia on the transfer of asylum seekers in exchange for refugee resettlement, signed on July 25, 2011.

  • Letter to UNHCR regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement between Australia and Malaysia
    Letter
    Jun 13, 2011
    We are writing to express our concerns regarding the position of UNHCR on the pending refugee/asylum seeker agreement between Australia and Malaysia and to call on UNHCR not to endorse the agreement, regardless of undertakings the two parties might make in the final version.
  • Malaysia: Reject Refugee Swap Deal
    Press release
    Jun 13, 2011
    Malaysia should not sign an agreement to receive 800 asylum seekers from Australia because it cannot ensure that their rights would be respected.
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