Refugees' Human Rights

Christmas Island: equal treatment for asylum seekers

2008-11-21T01:43:08+10:00

Twelve people are reported to have been rescued from a sinking boat close to the Western Australian Coast and are being transported by the Navy to Christmas Island.

A well-founded fear?

2008-11-20T06:17:37+10:00

The documentary A Well-Founded Fear aired on SBS at 8:30 last night.

Get involved

2008-11-12T03:41:47+10:00

Around the world, millions of refugees seek sanctuary from violence and persecution. By giving now you will be protecting the rights of people like these two boys, watching food distribution at Gaga Refugee Camp in eastern Chad.

Dr Thom visits Palestinian refugee camps

2008-11-11T23:31:23+10:00

Refugee Coordinator Dr Graham Thom talks about his upcoming visit to Palestinian refugee camps on the Iraq-Syria border.

Protecting the rights of refugees

2008-10-14T01:59:56+10:00

The arrival of two boat loads of asylum seekers in Australian waters has been met with claims that the government's response has made us a soft target.

Asylum seekers suffering in detention

2008-09-25T05:08:08+10:00

The government must end its mandatory detention of asylum seekers – that's one of the calls in our submission to an official inquiry into immigration detention in Australia.

Refugees traumatised and stranded

2008-09-12T04:25:15+10:00

The death of young refugee boy in a road accident this week highlights the harsh and dangerous conditions faced by Palestinians stranded in a makeshift desert camp on the Iraq-Syria border.

African refugees in Egypt

2008-08-28T22:42:27+10:00

Thousands of African refugees – from countries such as Sudan and Eritrea – fearing persecution in their homeland have fled to Egypt. France24 has filed this report to YouTube.

India’s forgotten refugees

2008-08-26T22:35:57+10:00

In a remote forest in West Bengal is one of the oldest and most forgotten refugee camps in India. It is home to thousands of people, but few Indians even know it exists.

Christmas Island - looks and feels like a prison

2008-08-14T06:16:37+10:00

There are a few things that strike you about Christmas Island and its new detention centre. Firstly, the island's remoteness from the Australian mainland, and the logistical difficulties in getting there, are brought home when you depart Perth's international airport, passport in hand. Our refugee coordinator Graham Thom, along with our national director Claire Mallinson and board vice president Jim Sharp, has just visited the new Christmas Island detention centre. These are their observations.