The Australian Government’s refusal to act over the horrific Rohingyan humanitarian crisis makes them complicit in the mistreatment of the world’s most persecuted people. “Rohingyans in Myanmar are effectively being subjected to ethnic cleansing,” Director of Advocacy Serina McDuff said today. “The fate of Rohingyans who have attempted to flee this persecution is equally horrific.
Read moreThe potential human tragedy unfolding in our region, with some 8000 refugees stranded on boats off the coasts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, represents a much larger humanitarian crisis that the Australian Government cannot continue to ignore. Many of the refugees are Rohingyas from Myanmar and Bangladesh, an ethnic group considered to be one of
Read moreThe ASRC supports the call for a moratorium on the transfer of asylum seekers back to detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island where their safety is at risk. Around 200 asylum seekers from these centres are currently in Australia for critical medical treatment that isn’t available on Manus or Nauru. They are living in
Read moreDetained asylum seekers will be unfairly targeted by proposed new laws aimed at managing ex-prisoners who have been placed in detention after having their visas cancelled, ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis said today. “People who came to Australia on a range of different visas and were subsequently jailed for committing serious crimes are having their visas
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