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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

'Not Just An Afterthought’ - Women in Immigration Detention Report

The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for significant reform to the country’s immigration detention system, after a new inspection report into the treatment of women in detention found their rights, safety and wellbeing are being widely overlooked.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Inspection Report

In 2023, the Commission monitored the human rights of people detained at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre. The Commission’s inspection report provides 33 recommendations, noting key observations and concerns.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention

Overview The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia’s immigration detention system complies with our obligations under international human rights law. Australia’s immigration authorities use hotels as Alternative Places of...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australia’s international obligations

Australia is obliged under international law to protect the human rights of all asylum seekers and refugees, regardless of how or where they arrive.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

The detention of refugees following visa refusal or cancellation under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (2022)

Learn about detention of refugees following visa refusal.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Inspections of Australia's immigration detention facilities 2019 Report

Human Rights Commissioner’s foreword For several decades, the Australian Human Rights Commission has expressed deep and longstanding concern about the human rights of people held in Australia’s immigration detention facilities. As a result of our most recent inspection process, that concern has...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2020] AusHRC 137 Report into arbitrary detention

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 134 Report into complaint of arbitrary detention

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 135 Report into use of force against Mr FZ in immigration detention

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Mr BP, Ms BQ and Miss BR v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

Report into complaint of breach of non-refoulement obligations, arbitrary interference with family and failure to consider the best interests of the child

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Mr IB and Mr IC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

Learn about the case of Mr. IB and Mr. IC vs. Commonwealth of Australia.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Ms BK, Ms CO and Mr DE on behalf of themselves and their families v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

The Australian Human Rights Commission has conducted an inquiry into three complaints arising from the practice of the Australian Government of sending to Nauru families with young children who arrived in Australia seeking asylum.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Ms HM and Master YM v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

Ms HM and Master YM v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2018] AusHRC 127 Report into arbitrary interference with family and failure to consider the best interests of the child Introduction to this inquiry This is a report setting out the findings of the Australian Human Rights...