Detention
Another death on Manus – Government must immediately evacuate people to safety
Another man held by the Australian Government on Manus Island has been found dead. It is reported that the refugee’s body was found in dense jungle on the island. He was one of over 900 men who came to Australia seeking safety but have been held on Manus for four years. Daniel Webb, Director
Read moreUNHCR calls for immediate end to offshore processing
Last November UNHCR exceptionally agreed to help with the relocation of refugees to the United States following a bilateral agreement between Australia and the US. They agreed to do so on the clear understanding that vulnerable refugees with close family ties in Australia would ultimately be allowed to settle there. UNHCR has recently been informed
Read moreA timeline to remember
On July 19 2013, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that ‘any asylum seeker who arrives in Australia by boat will have no chance of being settled in Australia as refugees’ and would be sent to Papua New Guinea for processing and resettlement. Since the announcement, successive governments have failed in their duty of care
Read moreASRC submission on lifetime refugee visa ban
The ASRC has made a submission to the Senate committee inquiring into the Government’s proposed lifetime ban on refugees who sought asylum by sea from ever setting foot in Australia. The ASRC is opposed to the proposed law. The proposed lifetime ban on returning to Australia will tear families apart and result in indefinite separation
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