Publications

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation: Report (2018)

This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) facility in September 2017.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre: Report (2018)

This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre (CIIDC) in August 2017

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Adelaide Immigration Transit Accommodation: Report (2018)

This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Adelaide Immigration Transit Accommodation (AITA) facility in July 2017.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Perth Immigration Detention Centre: Report (2018)

This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Perth Immigration Detention Centre (PIDC) in August 2017.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Inspection of Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre Report

This report contains an overview of key observations and recommendations arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre ("YHIDC") in May 2017.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Inspection of Villawood Immigration Detention Centre Report

This report contains an overview of key observations and recommendations arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre ("VIDC") in April 2017.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (2nd Edition) 2017

The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013. The Report is not intended to address all the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Instead, it focuses on...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Pathways to Protection: A human rights-based response to the flight of asylum seekers by sea

President’s introduction Australia’s policy of sending asylum seekers and refugees to Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island for processing of their claims has been one of the most contentious aspects of Australia’s migration policies. Introduced in 2012, third country processing has been a key...

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The health and well-being of children in immigration detention

The health and well-being of children in immigration detention Report to the Australian Human Rights Commission Monitoring Visit to Wickham Point Detention Centre, Darwin, NT (October 16 th – 18 th 2015) Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM MD MPhil MBBS FRACP FRCPCH FRCP Professor of Paediatrics and...

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Use of force in immigration detention facilities

The Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015 (the Bill) would give increased power to ‘authorised officers’ to use force against people (including asylum seekers) in immigration detention facilities. It appears that the majority (if not all) of...

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Summary factsheet - The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014

The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014 Summary factsheet July 2015 What was the Inquiry about? On 3 February 2014 the President of the Commission announced a national inquiry into children in immigration detention. The purpose of the Inquiry was to...

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Children in immigration detention: statements by the United Nations

Learn how the United Nations states that children do not belong in immigration detention and that under international law, states should not detain them.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Tell Me About: Children in immigration detention in Nauru

On 13 August 2012 the Australian Government reintroduced a system of third country processing for asylum seekers who arrive by boat without a valid visa. Under this system these asylum seekers, including children, must be transferred to a third country as soon as is reasonably practicable, unless...