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16 JUN 21
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Black Inc. and The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre partner in sharing stories of lived experience, Seeking Asylum: Our Stories, to be published December 2021

Media Release 16 June 2021 Black Inc. in partnership with the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) will soon publish Seeking Asylum: Our Stories (30 November 2021), a beautifully illustrated hardback which captures the stories of those who have lived the experience of seeking asylum. In their own voices, contributors share how they came to be

16 JUN 21
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The ASRC supports the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Calls for the shutdown of Christmas Island Detention facilities

Media Release 16 June 2021 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre strongly supports the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 20 recommendations outlined today in their report Management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention. The review assessed the adequacy and appropriateness of measures taken in response to COVID-19 risks against international human rights standards, expert health advice and

15 JUN 21
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Unity outside Parliament calling for the release of refugees and people seeking asylum from detention and permanent resettlement

Ahead of Refugee Week, hundreds rallied out the front of Parliament in Canberra calling on the Government to provide a permanent resettlement plan for people seeking asylum and refugees who have suffered under Australia’s immigration detention regime. The rally was held by the Time for a Home coalition of 140 organisations and community networks. Politicians

03 JUN 21
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Government payments for Victoria lockdown will exclude the most vulnerable

The Federal Government’s temporary COVID-19 disaster payment for people in Victoria is welcome, however, it crucially leaves out the most vulnerable people in the community and is a continuation of the Government’s arbitrary and harmful treatment of people seeking asylum. The disaster support payment will provide people who cannot work in COVID-19 hotspots $500 or

03 JUN 21
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JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Human rights groups demand suspension of reports on Sri Lanka to assess refugee applications following rejection by a UK court

Media Release Thursday 3 June 2021 In a landmark immigration case in the United Kingdom, three Upper Tribunal judges have been scathing in their rejection of Australian and UK country reports used as a basis to determine asylum applications for Sri Lankan Tamils. The consequences for many Sri Lankan applicants, particularly Tamil people seeking asylum

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Black Inc. and The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre partner in sharing stories of lived experience, Seeking Asylum: Our Stories, to be published December 2021

The ASRC supports the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Calls for the shutdown of Christmas Island Detention facilities

Unity outside Parliament calling for the release of refugees and people seeking asylum from detention and permanent resettlement

Government payments for Victoria lockdown will exclude the most vulnerable

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Human rights groups demand suspension of reports on Sri Lanka to assess refugee applications following rejection by a UK court

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