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Latest news
- 20 DEC 17
- 11 DEC 17
ASRC visit to Manus provides hope in hell
Aziz is one of about 600 men on Manus Island. One of those men who are desperate to leave but determined to stay, all at the same time. He is from Sudan, and has been on Manus for the past five years. Often, he and the other men were supported by the ASRC, and wondered
Read more- 30 NOV 17
Minister Dutton escapes scrutiny, maintains secrecy by rejecting AMA
Peter Dutton MP has rejected the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) request to independently assess and have oversight of health care and treatment of men detained on Manus Island. The ASRC has long highlighted that people detained on Manus and Nauru are not receiving urgent medical treatment for complex physical and mental conditions, including torture and
Read more- 24 NOV 17
The ASRC demands medical evacuation for emergency treatment of trauma, only 3-4 mental health nurses on Manus
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is deeply fearful of the mental and physical condition of men on Manus experiencing violence, emotional abuse and humiliation during forced removal from the regional processing centre (RPC). Descriptions of events this morning as Papua New Guinea (PNG) Police and Immigration entered the Manus detention camp for the secondRead more- 23 NOV 17
Hundreds add their voice to an open letter calling for an end to mandatory detention
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) launched an appeal this week with a campaign inviting Australians to sign and share an open letter of hope to be delivered to people seeking asylum detained this Christmas. The campaign calls for an end all indefinite mandatory detention of people seeking asylum and refugees while reminding them that
Read more- 23 NOV 17
ASRC, Behrouz Boochani statement on violent forced removal at Manus RPC
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is deeply disturbed at the violent forced removal of men inside Manus Regional Processing Centre (RPC) this morning by Papua New Guinea (PNG) police and Australian Federal Police. The violent forced removal of peaceful refugees demonstrates that refugees and people seeking asylum are unsafe and at grave risk ofRead more
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