Asylum Seekers

Archive of posts in the 'Asylum Seekers' category

Asylum Seekers / Time for action on OPCAT

PIAC welcomes the release of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s recommendations for how Australia should implement the Optional Protocol to...

2 Jul 2020

Asylum Seekers / Ombudsman statement on COVID-19 risks in immigration detention: Department urged to reduce numbers

PIAC welcomes the statement by the Commonwealth Ombudsman following his investigation into the management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention,...

1 Jul 2020

Asylum Seekers / Ban on mobile phones in immigration detention unnecessary, unjustified and harmful

The Government’s proposal to allow blanket-bans of mobile phones in immigration detention and extend search powers to allow invasive strip...

10 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Submission to Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

PIAC recommends that the Bill not be passed. The proposed powers to prohibit mobile phones in immigration detention and to...

10 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Commonwealth Ombudsman to report on COVID-19 responses in detention facilities

Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe is investigating how detention facilities in Australia have acted to protect asylum seekers, refugees and others...

3 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Submission to Inquiry into the Commonwealth Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Commonwealth Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic PIAC’s submission to this inquiry focused...

28 May 2020

Asylum Seekers / COVID-19: Group complaint for asylum seekers at risk in immigration detention calls for urgent investigation

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has today filed a group complaint with the Commonwealth Ombudsman for 13 men in Australian...

7 May 2020

Asylum Seekers / Submission re Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020

PIAC’s submission to the parliamentary inquiry reviewing Mark Latham MLC’s Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Complaint Handling) Bill 2020 recommends that this legislation...

28 Apr 2020

Asylum Seekers / Legal challenge filed to protect refugee at COVID-19 risk in immigration detention

Joint media release. A legal challenge against Minister Peter Dutton and the Department of Home Affairs on behalf of a...

22 Apr 2020

Asylum Seekers / Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights and Technology Discussion Paper

PIAC’s submission to this consultation process focusses on issues around access to technology for people with a disability, and people...

7 Apr 2020

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