{"id":4432,"date":"2015-10-23T10:56:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T23:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=4432"},"modified":"2015-10-23T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T23:56:52","slug":"amnesty-international-issues-action-alert-for-nauruan-refugee-abyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refugeeaction.org.au\/?p=4432","title":{"rendered":"Amnesty International issues action alert for Nauruan refugee, Abyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amnesty International, London, has issued an urgent action alert, &#8220;Urging the Australian authorities to ensure Abyan\u2019s health and safety by immediately transferring her to Australia&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The link to the Amnesty International call can be found here:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/get-involved\/take-action-now\/australia-protect-abyan-ua-23915<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Qw6oaanZ7V\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/asa12\/2717\/2015\/en\/\">Australia: Safety and health of Somali refugee at risk: Abyan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Australia: Safety and health of Somali refugee at risk: Abyan&#8221; &#8212; Amnesty International\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/documents\/asa12\/2717\/2015\/en\/embed\/#?secret=Qw6oaanZ7V\" data-secret=\"Qw6oaanZ7V\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amnesty has previously condemned Australia&#8217;s offshore processing regime on Nauru and Manus Island, but it is understood this is the first time that the international human rights organisation has issued an alert for a refugee or asylum seeker in Australian custody on the islands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We welcome Amnesty&#8217;s action alert,&#8221; said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition, &#8220;It will ensure there is further international attention brought to bear on Abyan&#8217;s plight, and on the Australian government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government needs to act immediately. Having left Abyan waiting for weeks for a termination she requested in September, the situation for her grows more urgent every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE PROTESTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Further protests in support of Abyan are planned for today, Friday October 23 in Sydney and Canberra, and in Melbourne on Saturday, 24 October.<\/p>\n<p>Canberra: lunchtime protests at MP&#8217;s offices between 1pm and 2pm (http:\/\/refugeeaction.org\/events\/local-mps-must-demand-abyans-return\/)<\/p>\n<p>Sydney: Rally, Friday 23 October, Town Hall Square, 5pm. Speakers include: Doctors for Refugees, The Greens, F collective, and Hazara refugee.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Ian Rintoul 0417 275 713<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amnesty International, London, has issued an urgent action alert, &#8220;Urging the Australian authorities to ensure Abyan\u2019s health and safety by immediately transferring her to Australia&#8221; The link to the Amnesty International call can be found here: http:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/get-involved\/take-action-now\/australia-protect-abyan-ua-23915 Australia: Safety and health of Somali refugee at risk: Abyan Amnesty has previously condemned Australia&#8217;s offshore processing regime 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