Asylum Seekers

Archive of posts in the 'Asylum Seekers' category

Asylum Seekers / Opinion: Australia's immigration detention system is cruel and damaging by its very nature, by Jonathon Hunyor

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s report on the use of force in immigration detention is the latest chapter in a...

7 Nov 2019

Asylum Seekers / Man waits years for hepatitis C medication after immigration detention transfer

‘A man who waited 18 months for hepatitis C medication to be approved while in detention was transferred interstate before...

25 Oct 2019

Asylum Seekers / Landmark conflict mapping report to support peace in Sri Lanka

In this edition Landmark conflict mapping report to support peace in Sri Lanka;  Help PIAC create change: our end of...

30 Jul 2019

Asylum Seekers / Asylum seekers held in prison-like conditions for record periods

People in Australia’s onshore immigration detention centres are now held for an average of about 500 days: an all-time high,...

20 Jun 2019

Asylum Seekers / Landmark conflict mapping report to support peace in Sri Lanka

In this edition: Landmark conflict mapping report to support peace in Sri Lanka;  Help PIAC create change: our end of...

6 Jun 2019

Asylum Seekers / Life saving medication secured for asylum seeker with Hepatitis C

Legal action and strategic advocacy by PIAC’s Asylum Seeker Health Rights Project has ensured access to curative Hepatitis C medication...

5 Jun 2019

Asylum Seekers / Major breakthrough: Hepatitis C treatment secured for onshore detainees

Asylum seekers with Hepatitis C in onshore detention will now have access to curative medication following advocacy by PIAC’s Asylum...

22 May 2019

Asylum Seekers / Secret recordings allege excessive force by guards in Australia's detention centres

‘Leaked video, audio and images have revealed allegations of excessive force and harassment inside Australia’s network of onshore detention centres.’...

25 Mar 2019

Asylum Seekers / PIAC Welcomes Passage of MedEvac Bill

PIAC welcomes the passage of the Home Affairs (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 by Commonwealth Parliament. Otherwise known as the ‘MedEvac...

13 Feb 2019

Asylum Seekers / Thought our treatment of asylum seekers couldn't get any worse?

Editorial in the Sunday Age: ‘This newspaper has argued for years that the treatment by successive Australian governments of people...

17 Jun 2018

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