Refugee Update
Dec. 19th, 2017 11:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamer_easySo I could use some good news. Here's some.
First 30 Central American refugees arrive in Australia after fleeing gang violence (SMH, 16 November 2017). Welcome!
Second cohort of Nauru and Manus refugees to be resettled in US (GA, 15 December 2017). Around 200 refugees, mostly Rohingya, Pakistani, and Afghanistani, have been accepted. Iranians, who form the largest fraction of refugees detained offshore, are affected by the US's Muslim ban.
PNG Supreme Court rules major victory to Manus asylum seekers (Refugee Action Coalition, 15 December 2017). The court found that the detainees' human rights have been breached. "The finding opens the way to major compensation and also for consequential orders against both the PNG and Australian governments. Asylum seekers who missed out on compensation from the Slater and Gordon case will be eligible for payment for the breaches of their human rights."
Australia ratifies UN protocol, agreeing to mainland detention centre inspections (GA, 15 December 2017). Prisons, juvenile detention centres, and psychiatric facilities will also be open to inspection - the last one is of personal interest to me.
ETA: Eaten Fish, Manus Island's refugee cartoonist, given sanctuary in northern Europe (GA, 19 December 2017)
First 30 Central American refugees arrive in Australia after fleeing gang violence (SMH, 16 November 2017). Welcome!
Second cohort of Nauru and Manus refugees to be resettled in US (GA, 15 December 2017). Around 200 refugees, mostly Rohingya, Pakistani, and Afghanistani, have been accepted. Iranians, who form the largest fraction of refugees detained offshore, are affected by the US's Muslim ban.
PNG Supreme Court rules major victory to Manus asylum seekers (Refugee Action Coalition, 15 December 2017). The court found that the detainees' human rights have been breached. "The finding opens the way to major compensation and also for consequential orders against both the PNG and Australian governments. Asylum seekers who missed out on compensation from the Slater and Gordon case will be eligible for payment for the breaches of their human rights."
Australia ratifies UN protocol, agreeing to mainland detention centre inspections (GA, 15 December 2017). Prisons, juvenile detention centres, and psychiatric facilities will also be open to inspection - the last one is of personal interest to me.
ETA: Eaten Fish, Manus Island's refugee cartoonist, given sanctuary in northern Europe (GA, 19 December 2017)
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Date: 2017-12-19 10:29 am (UTC)Glad Eaten Fish has found refuge, but dear God how long will this keep playing out?