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What was the “Tampa affair” and why does it matter?
Two decades on, the Tampa Affair has changed Australian refugees policy forever with one of the most aggressive responses in the world.
July update on Game Over: Get People to Safety
Human rights advocate and Game Over ambassador Craig Foster updates us on the campaign to get people trapped in Papua New Guinea, Nauru and hotels around Australia to safety. Thank you for your continued support of the Game Over campaign. We’re now a movement of 65,000 people (and still growing!) demanding Prime Minister Scott Morrison …
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March update on Game Over: get people to safety
Human rights advocate and Game Over ambassador Craig Foster updates us on the campaign to end offshore detention and get people trapped in Papua New Guinea and Nauru to safety. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Game Over campaign. We’re now a movement of 50,000 everyday Australians and building. Together we …
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Human rights and refugee sector unite to call on Australian Government to get people detained in offshore detention to safety in the wake of ICC ruling
Australia’s peak human rights and refugee rights organisations have banded together to call for the Morrison Government to immediately get all those left stranded in offshore detention, to safety. The International Criminal Court last week found that Australia appears to be in breach of Article 7(1)(e) of the Rome Statute because the conditions on Nauru …
Amnesty welcomes Senator Lambie’s statement on Medevac
In response to an announcement by Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie that she will not support the repeal of the Medevac Bill unless a certain, unknown condition is met, Amnesty International Australia Refugee Advisor Graham Thom said: “We welcome Senator Lambie’s recognition of the efforts of all the groups including Amnesty International and our supporters and …
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Behrouz Boochani arrives in New Zealand
Award-winning author, journalist and poet, Behrouz Boochani tonight arrived in New Zealand and is out of Australia’s brutal offshore detention regime. Dr Graham Thom, Amnesty International Australia’s Refugee Adviser said: We are delighted to see Behrouz able to travel outside of Papua New Guinea after years trapped in Australia’s offshore detention regime. We will keep campaigning for all those …
Papua New Guinea: Detainees denied lawyers, family access
Papua New Guinea has been arbitrarily detaining rejected asylum seekers virtually incommunicado in the Bomana Immigration Centre, raising serious concerns about their health and safety, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. In August 2019, the PNG government transferred more than 50 rejected asylum seekers from Port Moresby housing to the Australian-funded Bomana Immigration …
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What’s the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker?
Do you know the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker? The most common refugee terminology explained. Asylum seeker An asylum seeker is an individual who is seeking international protection. In countries with individualised procedures, an asylum seeker is someone whose claim has not yet been finally decided on by the country in which …
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