Refugees' Human Rights

Positive Changes for Asylum Seekers

2009-07-02T04:56:34+00:00

New work permit regulations will greatly aid many asylum seekers who are struggling to survive without paid employment.

Zimbabwean Refugees face further hardship in South Africa

2009-07-01T05:21:54+00:00

Incidences of abuse, discrimination and rape are not uncommon for desparate Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa.

One step closer to ending detention debt

2009-06-25T23:31:51+00:00

Amnesty International congratulates the Australian Parliament for passing a bill to end the damaging practice of charging asylum seekers the costs of their detention.

Senator queries Christmas Island detention policy

2009-06-05T07:06:17+00:00

The Amnesty International 2009 Annual Report was recently used in a Senate hearing to highlight the continuing problems with detaining asylum seekers, including over 80 children, on Christmas Island.

Refugees in Turkey denied protection

2009-05-28T01:08:41+00:00

Amnesty International has released a report highlighting the many dangers facing people seeking protection in Turkey.

Reforms to detention recommended

2009-05-27T23:35:11+00:00

Amnesty International Australia welcomes the changes to immigration detention recommended in the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s report, tabled on 25 May 2009.

New report shows the dangers of detaining children

2009-05-18T01:17:31+00:00

A recent Commonwealth Ombudsman report, rebuking the Department of Immigration for the deportation of a 7-year-old Iranian girl, has highlighted the serious implications of detaining children.

Australia is not immune to global trends

2009-04-07T06:44:40+00:00

The recent increase in asylum seekers arriving by boat is a result of a worldwide surge in refugees, not the Labor Party’s new immigration policy.

Economic crisis no excuse to abandon refugees

2009-03-24T02:08:38+00:00

The overbearing challenges faced by refugees fleeing war, persecution or natural disaster increase during times of economic crisis. Dr Graham Thom explains that we must maintain our support.

People smuggling

2009-03-23T04:21:45+00:00

People smuggling is a multi-billion dollar business fuelled by the increasingly restrictive asylum practices of many of the world's industrialised countries.