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Refugee Update
Jul. 14th, 2018 08:23 amvoteforfreekids.com has asked every Federal MP their stance on children in detention.
Ending the nation's shame – Wilkie tables Refugee Protection Bill (media release, 18 July 2018). "This Act enables the establishment of a network of centres, located in and run by Asia Pacific countries including Australia, where asylum seekers can go to be registered, have their immediate humanitarian needs met and lodge a preference for country of re-settlement. If the asylum seeker selects Australia, and is within the specified quota, this Act establishes a process for assessing their claim in Australia with appropriate oversight, limited timeframes and judicial review. The Act does not allow mandatory detention and prioritises the applicant’s immediate needs and refugee and international human rights law."
Manus Island and post-traumatic stress (The Saturday Paper, 2-8 June 2018). Former detainee Imran Mohammad, now in the US, describes the psychological impact of indefinite detention.
Family separation: 'I'm dying a slow death': Hazara refugees plead for release from Nauru (GA, 8 April 2018). "Narges and Daryoush, who are suffering ill health in detention, want to be reunited with their mother who they haven’t seen for four years after she was taken to Australia for treatment."
'I am old. I only wanted a small life. I have no hope left' (GA, 28 March 2018). "Despite decades working in humanitarian crises around the world, the suffering I witnessed on Nauru is an immense shock." | UN official visiting Nauru detention centre concerned about 'shocking' mental health situation (ABC, 27 March 2018).
Ending the nation's shame – Wilkie tables Refugee Protection Bill (media release, 18 July 2018). "This Act enables the establishment of a network of centres, located in and run by Asia Pacific countries including Australia, where asylum seekers can go to be registered, have their immediate humanitarian needs met and lodge a preference for country of re-settlement. If the asylum seeker selects Australia, and is within the specified quota, this Act establishes a process for assessing their claim in Australia with appropriate oversight, limited timeframes and judicial review. The Act does not allow mandatory detention and prioritises the applicant’s immediate needs and refugee and international human rights law."
Manus Island and post-traumatic stress (The Saturday Paper, 2-8 June 2018). Former detainee Imran Mohammad, now in the US, describes the psychological impact of indefinite detention.
Family separation: 'I'm dying a slow death': Hazara refugees plead for release from Nauru (GA, 8 April 2018). "Narges and Daryoush, who are suffering ill health in detention, want to be reunited with their mother who they haven’t seen for four years after she was taken to Australia for treatment."
'I am old. I only wanted a small life. I have no hope left' (GA, 28 March 2018). "Despite decades working in humanitarian crises around the world, the suffering I witnessed on Nauru is an immense shock." | UN official visiting Nauru detention centre concerned about 'shocking' mental health situation (ABC, 27 March 2018).
