Media Release 13 May 2020 Yesterday afternoon, a former Manus Island detainee held for 9 months at the Government’s Alternative Place of Detention (APOD) in Melbourne’s Mantra hotel, suffered an incident of suicidal attempt. He was taken to hospital by ambulance and remains there. Police entered the Mantra APOD yesterday and spoke to the government’s
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Media Release 4 May 2020 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is proud to join the call from over 180 civil society organisations to extend critical COVID-19 support to temporary visa holders, including refugees and people seeking asylum. In an open letter sent to the Prime Minister today, the group outlined their concerns that 1.1
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Media Release 9 April 2020 Medical colleges and human rights organisations have come together to urge the Government to immediately release people from immigration detention centres in Australia. People held in detention suffer from chronic and complex medical conditions such as asthma, COPD, respiratory illness and immunosuppressive states that place them in the high risk
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Media Release 8 April 2020 The ASRC has submitted a petition to both houses of Parliament with 20,528 signatures from people across Australia.The petition calls for people seeking asylum and refugees on bridging, temporary protection and Safe Haven Enterprise visas (SHEV) to be included in COVID-19 Job Keeper and Job Seeker Safety Net legislation being
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A coalition of human rights lawyers have today called on the Morrison Government to act urgently to ensure the safety of the women and men held in its care in onshore immigration detention centres. There are approximately 1,400 people held in detention centres and alternative places of detention throughout Australia. Medical experts – including the
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People seeking asylum and refugees are some of the most vulnerable in our community, facing extreme hardship and increased challenges during the COVID-19 economic and health crisis. Thousands do not have an income safety net, access to Medicare, Centrelink or other critical care services. Many are experiencing insecure work, extreme poverty, mental and physical health
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