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Australia Tortures Children in Camps

Friday, 28 May 2004, 12:32 am | Australia Human Rights News

The "Three Musketeers" of the ongoing war in Iraq are the United States, Great Britain, and Australia. Australia's role is less conspicuous, but its navy and its highly-regarded Special Air Services (SAS) have played crucial roles in the ... More >>

Flotillas of Hope Australia

Tuesday, 27 April 2004, 8:45 am | Australia Human Rights News

An order to rescind the visas of Melbourne QC Julian Burnside and his legal team on the eve of their court appearance in Nauru was preposterous said a Flotillas of Hope spokesperson, Lynda Smith. More >>

Memorial To Lost Refugee Boat People

Thursday, 22 April 2004, 9:21 am | Australia Human Rights News

On the 19th of October 2001, a tiny fishing boat bound for Australia, sank in international waters and 353 people died. More >>

Last Man on Manus Island

Wednesday, 7 April 2004, 9:47 am | Australia Human Rights News

The last time Dateline sent a reporter to investigate Australia's immigration detention centre on remote Manus Island, he got as far as Port Moresby before being marched back to the airport by PNG officials. Like Nauru, Manus was clearly off limits to ... More >>

The Last Man On Manus Island

Tuesday, 30 March 2004, 8:57 am | Australia Human Rights News

The way things look he is going to be there forever - in a sort of Gilligan's Island scenario where he is going to have to sit out and wait. .. Whose problem is he? .Is the Australian government into the slave trade? Do they pick people up and take them ... More >>

Wackenhut, repackaged and "innocently disguised"

Wednesday, 17 March 2004, 10:52 am | Australia Human Rights News

Wackenhut, the parent company of Australasian Correctional Management or ACM, the detention company who lost last year its second bid to run Australian detention centres, has recently re-launched itself under another name on the New York Stock Exchange ... More >>

Don Chipp Foundation Research Grants Available

Tuesday, 16 March 2004, 9:04 am | Australia Human Rights News

I thought this may be useful to someone who has an idea for research in a refugee area. More >>

Jannah Library Of Understanding

Monday, 15 March 2004, 9:26 am | Australia Human Rights News

Jannah Library Of Understanding The Human Spirit Will Not Be Silenced ~ Human Rights Cannot Be Ignored. More >>

Australian MP Lashes Govt's Immigration Detention

Thursday, 11 March 2004, 8:25 am | Australia Human Rights News

Cunningham MP Michael Organ has told the House of Representatives the harrowing story of an asylum seeker who has already spent more than five years in immigration detention and who the Government is determined to keep there. More >>

Disrespect, Dismissal And The Diminishment Of Hope

Monday, 8 March 2004, 10:15 am | Australia Human Rights News

As one of many people in Australia drawn to assisting refugees and asylum seekers for the want of humanity of our government I have experienced the overwhelming drain and the beginning of burnout as have others. Although I would add I seem to be getting ... More >>

Human Rights Abuse Services R US

Monday, 8 March 2004, 10:14 am | Australia Human Rights News

We've all read the horror stories of what has happened in some of Australia's immigration detention centres, women and children being beaten and gassed during riots, now try and make sense of this; More >>

Human Rights In = Howard Out

Monday, 8 March 2004, 10:12 am | Australia Human Rights News

What an elegant and visionary piece of legislation! My congratulations to Jon Stanhope and all those involved. More >>

Deported Man Now Dumped In Tanzania

Friday, 5 March 2004, 8:58 am | Australia Human Rights News

DIMIA does it again-Dumps another man in Tanzania. Even while the Court Case for Eidriess goes on in Adelaide, DIMIA have hired P& I to do their dirty work again by forcibly deporting AR to Tanzania. This time the deportee AR is carying his own ... More >>

Australia: Mental Health - A Right Gone Wrong

Monday, 1 March 2004, 10:56 am | Australia Human Rights News

Australia is in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights when measures of our community’s Mental Health are analyzed. More >>

Immigration operations rage over Australia

Monday, 1 March 2004, 9:57 am | Australia Human Rights News

Immigration police are searching through the Northern Territory vineyards, Fruit and vegetable farms in outback NSW, Building sites, factories and restaurants in the city - there is no part of Australia too isolated for the immigration officials ... More >>

Nauru hunger strikers near death: report

Monday, 5 January 2004, 3:24 pm | Australia Human Rights News

Hunger-strikers on Nauru protesting against Australia's rejection of their asylum applications believe they will be dead within a week, a New Zealand journalist has reported from the island, which has a ban on news media. More >>

National Council of Churches Refugee Week

Tuesday, 19 August 2003, 8:13 am | Australia Human Rights News

To mark the start of refugees week, world famous Sydney gospel choir, Cafe at the Gate of Salvation, will sing at St John's Anglican Church, Darlinghust next Sunday August 24 at 9.30am. The performance will be part of St John's regular Sunday morning ... More >>

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