Despite a communication from the Geneva-based Special Rapporteur on Torture with the UN High Commission on Human Rights to the Department of Foreign Affairs, requesting a halt to any removal of the L family, the Minister for Immigration has refused to intervene to stop the deportation of the family to China.… Go to Article
Day: October 28, 2010
Foco Nuevo in November
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- Jumping Fences
… Go to ArticleFriday NOV 5
8.00 p.m.
Kurilpa Hall
174 Boundary Street
West End$10 / $7 concession
Maggie’s delicious cakes, tea and coffee on sale.
Human Rights Commission report: End detention on Christmas Island
The Australian Human Rights Commission has this morning released its 2010 report Immigration detention on Christmas Island. The media release and the report are attached for your information.… Go to Article
Asylum-Seeker Children Need Permanent Protection Not Just Protection When Governments Feel Like It
28th October 2010
ASYLUM-SEEKER CHILDREN NEED PERMANENT PROTECTION, NOT JUST PROTECTION WHEN GOVERNMENTS FEEL LIKE IT
It’s time to provide permanent legal protection to ensure children and unaccompanied minors are not held in immigration detention facilities, according to Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.… Go to Article