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Asylum Seekers / Concern after Australia misses critical deadline to protect human rights

Leading civil society organisations working with people who have been detained in Australia’s immigration detention system have raised concerns over...

23 Jan 2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / UN urges Australia to improve treatment of people in detention

A report from the UN Committee Against Torture urges government action to improve Australia’s treatment of people in police custody,...

20 Dec 2022

Asylum Seekers / A Legislative Vacuum: The Healthcare Crisis in Onshore Immigration Detention

Healthcare in Australian immigration detention is in crisis. People in immigration detention continue to be arbitrarily refused medical treatment, leading...

19 Dec 2022

Asylum Seekers / 2SER interview: Why UN torture inspectors suspended their Australian visit

A UN Subcommittee responsible for the prevention of torture and cruel and degrading treatment recently visited Australia to carry out...

3 Nov 2022

Asylum Seekers / UN oversight body asked to rule on cruelty of Australian immigration detention

Leading Australian human rights advocates have asked a UN oversight body visiting Australia to rule on whether treatment of asylum...

19 Oct 2022

Asylum Seekers / 2SER interview: Handcuffing in Australian immigration detention

PIAC’s work with people in immigration detention shows the overuse of handcuffs is preventing people in onshore immigration detention from...

6 Oct 2022

Asylum Seekers / Activists Want The UN To Look Into Inhumane Use Of Handcuffs On Asylum Seekers

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) is urging the United Nations torture watchdog to investigate Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers...

19 Sep 2022

Asylum Seekers / Being handcuffed for medical appointments left asylum seeker Yasir shaken. Why is it happening?

Asylum seekers are being given the choice of being handcuffed on their way to medical appointments or missing out on...

19 Sep 2022

Asylum Seekers / Call for UN torture watchdog to investigate Australia’s handcuffing of asylum seekers en route to medical care

The United Nations’ torture prevention watchdog has been urged to investigate Australia’s use of handcuffs on asylum seekers when seeking...

16 Sep 2022

Asylum Seekers / Handcuffing in Australian immigration detention needs urgent review ahead of UN visit

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) says a comprehensive review of handcuffing in Australia’s onshore immigration detention system is urgently...

16 Sep 2022

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