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- 14 MAY 20
Expanded border force powers desperate distraction from government’s inhumane immigration detention
14 May 2020 Expanded border force powers desperate distraction from Government’s inhumane immigration detention Human rights groups have slammed another attempt by the Government to avoid responsibility and scrutiny for their inhumane policy of mandatory, indefinite detention. After failing to ensure the safety of refugees and people seeking asylum in overcrowded conditions during the coronavirus
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- 13 MAY 20
Long term medical neglect compounded with COVID19 causing rapidly deteriorating mental health in immigration detention
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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- 04 MAY 20
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) joins call on PM to ensure #NobodyLeftBehind during COVID-19
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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- 09 APR 20
Medical colleges and human rights organisations are ready to work with the government to release 1400 people from immigration detention to limit viral transmission and infection
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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- 08 APR 20
The ASRC submits petition to Parliament while people seeking asylum lose employment without any COVID-19 safety nets
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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- 02 APR 20
Federal Government must act urgently to avoid COVID-19 catastrophe in immigration detention
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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Expanded border force powers desperate distraction from government’s inhumane immigration detention

Long term medical neglect compounded with COVID19 causing rapidly deteriorating mental health in immigration detention

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) joins call on PM to ensure #NobodyLeftBehind during COVID-19

Medical colleges and human rights organisations are ready to work with the government to release 1400 people from immigration detention to limit viral transmission and infection

The ASRC submits petition to Parliament while people seeking asylum lose employment without any COVID-19 safety nets

Federal Government must act urgently to avoid COVID-19 catastrophe in immigration detention

Media inquiries

Latest news

Expanded border force powers desperate distraction from government’s inhumane immigration detention

Long term medical neglect compounded with COVID19 causing rapidly deteriorating mental health in immigration detention

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) joins call on PM to ensure #NobodyLeftBehind during COVID-19

Medical colleges and human rights organisations are ready to work with the government to release 1400 people from immigration detention to limit viral transmission and infection

The ASRC submits petition to Parliament while people seeking asylum lose employment without any COVID-19 safety nets

Federal Government must act urgently to avoid COVID-19 catastrophe in immigration detention

Media inquiries

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