REMOTE DETENTION KILLS DETAINEE. REFUGEE GROUP CALLS FOR FULLÂ INQUIRY
Media Release, August 23 2010
Refugee groups have been shocked by the news of the sudden death of a 30 year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
The man...
SYDNEY REFUGEE COURT PROTEST – HIGH COURT TO TEST LEGALITY OF OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
Media release August 23, 2010
While the parliamentary leaders of the Liberal and Labor parties haggle with independents over the outcome the weekend’s election, the...
WHILE POLITICIANS PLAY POLITICAL FOOTBALL WITH REFUGEES, CHRISTMAS ISLAND MENTAL ILLNESS TOLL KEEPSÂ RISING
Media Release August 10, 2010
Two attempted suicides among Tamil asylum seekers and the fear of permanent damage to another individual hunger striker last week...
GOVERNMENT USING DODGY DOCUMENTS TO DEPORT TOÂ DANGER
Media release July 28, 2010
Refugee groups are horrified that the government intends to use shonky travel documents to remove a 32 year old Sudanese...
AS EAST TIMOR VOTES NO, REFUGEE GROUPS CALL ON GILLARD TO SCRAP OFF SHOREÂ PROCESSING
Media Release, July 13 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed East Timor’s unanimous parliamentary vote to reject Julia Gillard’s proposal to site a regional mega-detention centre...
STILL WAITING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN SOLUTION: LABOR MUST ABANDON OFF-SHORE PROCESSING. GILLARD COMPROMISES INDEPENDENT...
Media Release July 7, 2010
Refugee groups have condemned Julia Gillard’s new direction for the processing of asylum seekers. Nothing in her speech addressed the...
MERAK TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER HOSPITALISED AS INDONESIAN DETENTION TAKES ITS TOLL – CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND
Media Release June 4, 2010
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF ALL MERAK ASYLUM SEEKERS
One the Merak Tamil asylum seekers, a woman with two...
OMBUDSMAN INTERVENES – TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKERS END HUNGER STRIKE
Media release May 21, 2010
SERCO AND IMMIGRATION FACE HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINTS
Eight Tamil asylum seekers facing charges resulting from a fight inside Christmas Island detention...
WHERE’S THE JUSTICE? – TAMILS FACING RIOT CHARGES BEGIN HUNGER STRIKE
Media Release May 19, 2010
Eight of nine Tamil asylum seekers facing riot charges from a fight on Christmas Island in November last year have...
SECOND REPORT SAYS SRI LANKA ISÂ UNSAFE
Media release May 18, 2010
REFUGEE GROUPS CALL FOR END OF VISA FREEZE AND TO STOP TAMIL DEPORTATIONS
The second report in less than a month...
