Amnesty International issues action alert for Nauruan refugee, Abyan
Amnesty International, London, has issued an urgent action alert, "Urging the Australian authorities to ensure Abyan’s health and safety by immediately transferring her to...
Abyan needs help not harassment
The aggressive attempts by the Nauruan police to interview Abyan reveal their complete lack of concern for the privacy and welfare of a sexual...
Peter Dutton’s misleading statements on Abyan
Everyone remembers when Scott Morrison declared that Reza Barati was killed ‘outside the wire’ at the Manus Island detention centre.
It was a low point...
Immigration flies Abyan to Honiara, Solomon Islands; she must be returned to Australia
After seizing Abyan from Villawood this morning (Friday 16 October), the Immigration Department has flown her to Honiara, in an extraordinary and desperate effort...
Nauru pregnancy is no racket, Mr Dutton: pregnant Nauru asylum seekers need help
Peter Dutton has again exposed the hypocrisy of the Turnbull government’s commitment to respect for women, describing the plight of pregnant asylum seekers on...
Urgent: Immigration attempting to return raped Somali refugee to Nauru
The Immigration Department has grabbed Abyan from her room at Villawood this morning (Friday, 16 October) to return her to Nauru.
She is presently being...
Nauru pregnant women need urgent help
The report carried by some News Corp papers that pregnant women on Nauru “are refusing medical attention” is incorrect.
“The truth is simply that there...
Nauru government is covering up rape cases and intimidating Nauru women
The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the Nauru government’s public release of a Nauruan police brief of a rape case highlighted on the ABC’s...
Protesters occupy Immigration: Yes to abortion rights; no to Nauru
A group of 20 refugee supporters, mostly students, have staged a sit-in at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Sydney office on Lee...
Urgent assistance needed for pregnant Somali refugee
The Refugee Action Coalition has called for urgent assistance to be provided to a Somali refugee, “Abyan” on Nauru who became pregnant after allegedly...
