Refugee and Asylum Seekers |
Adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly resolution 429 (V) of 14 December 1950
Entry into force: 22 April 1954, in accordance with article 43
Preamble
The High Contracting Parties ,
Released on June 24, 2010
The Uzbekistani authorities must stop forcibly returning refugees to Kyrgyzstan while fears persist of continuing instability in the south of Kyrgyzstan, Amnesty International said today.
"We urge the Uzbekistani government to not expel, coerce or persuade refugees from Kyrgyzstan to go back to their homes until they can return in safety," said Andrea Huber, Amnesty International's deputy director for Europe and Central Asia.
Released June 16, 2010
The Malaysian government should give refugees in the country the right to work, Amnesty International said today as it revealed a litany of abuses suffered by refugees in Malaysia, the vast majority of whom are from Myanmar.
Joint News Statement
Amnesty International Hong Kong
Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor
Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre
:: For immediate release ::
June 20, 2009
June 20th is the World Refugee Day, and Amnesty International (AI) takes this opportunity to look into the plight of refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong, and see whether we have done what is expected of us as a progressive society, and a world class city in this side of the world.
February 04, 2009

HKSAR is obliged to respect and to adhere to the principle of non-refoulement
Tue, 02/19/2008 - 00:00 — amnesty
AIHK: Statement on World Refugee Day 2007
Wed, 06/20/2007 - 00:00 — amnesty
Laos/Thailand: Hmong refugees dragged from cells amid tear gas
Thu, 02/01/2007 - 00:00 — amnesty
AIHK: the rights of asylum seekers must be upheld according to international standards
Tue, 07/11/2006 - 00:00 — amnesty