TAMIL REFUGEE RECANTS UNDER DURESS – DEPORTEE IS NOT OUT OF DANGER
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the release of Tamil asylum seeker Dayan Anthony from custody in Sri Lanka, but has rejected reports of...
GOVERNMENT IGNORES TORTURE RISK AS TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER DEPORTED
Despite urgent attempts to initiate legal action this afternoon (Wednesday), the Tamil asylum seeker known as Mr X was deported from Melbourne around 2.30pm.
He...
URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO PREVENT TAMIL DEPORTATION
Urgent attempts to initiate legal action are being made this afternoon (Wednesday) to try to prevent the deportation of a Tamil asylum seeker to...
REFUGEE GROUP SUBMISSION CALLS FOR GUARANTEED RESETTLEMENT FROM INDONESIA
The Refugee Action Coalition (RAC NSW) has condemned the Minister for Immigration for dismissing calls for asylum seekers to be processed in Indonesia.
RAC’s submission...
CUT THE HYPOCRISY; IT’S THE MINISTER KEEPING PEOPLE IN CAMPS AND PUSHING FAMILY MEMBERS...
Refugee groups have rejected the Immigration Minister’s assertion that refugee boat arrivals take the places of refugees in camps as a convenient untruth.
“The Minister...
REFUGEE GROUP RENEWS CALL FOR FULL INQUIRY INTO ASYLUM BOAT SINKING
News today (Wednesday 4 July) that there has been another distress call from an asylum boat has brought fresh calls for a full inquiry...
OAKESHOTT ASYLUM BILL IS SHABBY POLITICAL THEATRE TO DENY REFUGEES THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS
Refugee groups have condemned the Gillard government’s move to introduce Rob Oakeshott’s bill into Parliament this afternoon as being a piece of shabby political...
ASYLUM BOAT TRAGEDY COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED: POLICY CHANGE CAN SAVE LIVES
From the timeline of contacts between Australian authorities and the capsized asylum boat indicated by Home Affairs Ministers, Jason Clare, it seems that more...
AUSTRALIAN ROHINGYAN REFUGEE FEAR FOR FAMILIES MISSING IN BURMA VIOLENCE
The anti-Rohingyan violence in Arakan province is directly affecting Rohingyan refugees in Australia.
The family of a Rohingyan refugee, Habibrahman, presently in detention in Darwin...
NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN DARWIN: ANOTHER REASON TO INVESTIGATE THE FEDERAL POLICE AND SERCO
The Refugee Action Coalition is demanding an inquiry into the Federal Police’s role in the investigation of the assault and subsequent charging of two...
