Refugees
Fleeing horror: one Sri Lankan refugee’s story
Para Paheer is lucky to be alive. As a Tamil growing up in Sri Lanka he endured repression and horror.......
Manus Island closure creates fear for refugees
Asylum seekers and refugees are refusing to leave Manus Island detention centre after it’s closure yesterday afternoon. Essential services such as water,......
Manus Island – a human rights emergency
With Manus Regional Processing Centre being deemed unconstitutional it is now set to close. Water and supplies will be cut......
Access to Justice
The Law Council of Australia has identified thirteen key groups as facing significant hardship when accessing justice. The notion of......
Fears of cholera outbreak as Rohingya refugee camp grows
The influx of Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps has prompted the establishment of a new Red Cross emergency field......
New calls to end Australia/Myanmar military partnership
With the ongoing atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims by the aggressive Myanmar military, Australian organisations and many countries are calling......
Australia called upon to assist crisis in Myanmar
Humanitarian organisations ask the Australian government to do more to condemn the actions of the Myanmar military regime, as tens of......
Over 50 Manus Island and Nauru Asylum Seekers To Be Resettled In America
The first asylum seekers from Nauru and Manus Island to be resettled in the United States will arrive in the......
Leading Australian barrister slams Manus Island settlement
The Victorian Supreme Court has approved a historic $70 million settlement from the Australian Government for refugees detained on Manus Island.......
The History of Myanmar’s Political and Social Unrest
Over the past few days, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar amid fears of ethnic cleansing. The......