Children and their families must be taken out of detention in Australia and on Nauru as a matter of urgency, ASRC Detention Rights Advocate Pamela Curr said today. “Today’s release of the Australian Human Rights Commission Children in Detention report confirms what medical experts and others working in detention have been saying all along: children
Read moreThe Abbott Government is leaving a hunger-striking Iranian man to die in detention rather than relieving his suffering by releasing him into community detention, ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis said today. “The young man has gone for a total of 76 days without food in a Darwin detention centre and is very close to death. He
Read moreFor asylum seekers and people working with asylum seekers, these videos provide important information on recent changes to refugee law in Australia, including what’s changed, who it affects and what happens now. The first video is in English/Persian, the second is in English. More videos to come in key languages.
Read more2014 was a year of enormous challenges for ASRC and for asylum seekers generally, as the Federal Government sought to implement ever-harsher policies. We saw more and more people turn to the ASRC to help meet their daily needs. Thanks to the generosity and care of our many supporters, donors and partners, we were able
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