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- 12 OCT 20
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ASRC tells HOR Committee Inquiry into Family and Sexual Violence that asylum and visa cancellation policies keep people in violent situations
Media Release 12 October 2020 Today, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s (ASRC) lawyers appeared at the public hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence. The ASRC’s Human Rights Law Program runs a specialised gender law clinic to provide assistance to women, children and those who identify as
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- 15 NOV 17
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Australian doctor and lawyer say man on Manus at risk of another heart attack not being treated, claim negligence
A video has been obtained by ASRC which shows Manus man Samuel (not his real name), in a transit facility trying to explain to a guard on 13 November 2017 that he has a heart condition and needs medical assistance, while the guard replies that transport is not available. Samuel had a heart attack inRead more
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- 04 OCT 17
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A promise to #KeepThemSafe
In February this year, the Turnbull government announced that for 24,500 people who came to Australia by sea between August 2012 and December 2013, they must lodge their application for protection within as little as 30 days. This came at a time when the government already cut legal funding by 90%, leaving thousands with the
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- 15 MAY 17
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A broken system
There are currently two people on Nauru, Khan and Nawaf, who require urgent medical treatment. This treatment is not available or appropriate on Nauru and Khan and Nawaf are in urgent need to be transferred out of Nauru to access the medical treatment and specialist services that they need. A Senior IHMS Medical Officer on
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