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Tag: Refugee Convention

Explainer: Does Cambodia refugee deal comply with the convention?

Published October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 by mariaosullivan in Asylum, Australia, Cambodia, Refoulement, Refugees
1 Comment

The High Court reminds us that immigration detention is not simply at the government’s pleasure

Published September 15, 2014September 15, 2014 by patrickemerton in Asylum, Australia, Australian Law, Freedom from arbitrary detention
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Looking beyond Australia’s debate about asylum to better regional answers for refugees

Published August 7, 2014 by Guest in Asylum, Australia, Malaysia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Refugees, Right to Health, Right to Work, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Nations
1 Comment

Handing over Tamils to the state they fled breaks international law

Published July 4, 2014July 4, 2014 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Australia, Australian Law, Freedom from torture, Migration Law, Refugees, Sri Lanka
1 Comment

Deterring and denying asylum seekers in Australia

Published June 25, 2014June 24, 2014 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Australian Law, Cambodia, Children's rights, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Indonesia, Migration Law, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Refugees
9 Comments

2014 Castan Human Rights Report: Europe – protecting asylum seekers’ core rights

Published May 6, 2014June 2, 2014 by mariaosullivan in Asylum, European Court of Human Rights, Refugees
1 Comment

2014 Castan Human Rights Report: Asylum seekers punished more every year

Published May 5, 2014June 2, 2014 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Australia, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Refugees, Right to family protection
1 Comment

An open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott

Published March 5, 2014March 5, 2014 by Castan Centre in Asylum, Australia, Refugees
3 Comments

Is Australia’s new asylum policy the harshest in its history?

Published July 22, 2013July 29, 2013 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Papua New Guinea, Refugees
1 Comment

The Return to Rudd: a turn for the worse on asylum seeker policy?

Published July 1, 2013July 29, 2013 by Azadeh Dastyari in Asylum, Australia, Refugees
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