Australia’s prison and detention practices are inhuman, degrading and in some cases may amount to torture, a United Nations report...
PIAC is deeply concerned by the passing of the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill, which creates a new system...
Asylum seeker and PIAC client Yasir* has settled a claim against the Commonwealth and security contractor Serco over his treatment...
A recent Australian Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) report highlights ongoing concerns about the use of hotels as Alternative Places...
Leading civil society organisations working with people who have been detained in Australia’s immigration detention system have raised concerns over...
Australia has failed to meet a crucial deadline for implementing its international anti-torture treaty obligations, despite receiving an extended timeframe...
Healthcare in Australian immigration detention is in crisis. People in immigration detention continue to be arbitrarily refused medical treatment, leading...
Leading Australian human rights advocates have asked a UN oversight body visiting Australia to rule on whether treatment of asylum...
PIAC’s work with people in immigration detention shows the overuse of handcuffs is preventing people in onshore immigration detention from...
Asylum seekers are being given the choice of being handcuffed on their way to medical appointments or missing out on...