Asylum Seekers

Archive of posts in the 'Asylum Seekers' category

Asylum Seekers / Ombudsman highlights excessive use of force in immigration detention

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has made alarming revelations about the increasing use of force and restraints in immigration detention.   The...

19 Aug 2020

Asylum Seekers / Re-opening Christmas Island is a cruel and ineffective response to the threat of COVID-19 in immigration detention

The Commonwealth Government’s decision to re-open the Christmas Island immigration detention centre, announced yesterday, is a cruel and ineffective response...

5 Aug 2020

Asylum Seekers / Commission concerned for detainees during COVID

The Australian Human Rights Commission has again publicly called for the Commonwealth government to transfer into the community, those immigration...

20 Jul 2020

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

2 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

Pin It on Pinterest