Rights and Freedoms
Novak Djokovic鈥檚 recent detention at Melbourne鈥檚 Park Hotel drew international attention to Australia鈥檚 use of hotels as Alternative Places of Detention by immigration authorities. But while Djokovic鈥檚 detention was measured in days, others still remaining in the Park Hotel measure their detention...
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Commission - General
We have heard the words human rights quite a lot in recent weeks, in varied and sometimes inaccurate settings. Measures to protect our health and safety must be balanced with our rights and freedoms, but if there was ever a time to articulate where that line is, it would be now. Which is why last...
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Fourteen complaints about the use of force in immigration detention form the basis for a comprehensive thematic report by the 黑料情报站 tabled in Parliament today. The report considers the practices of handcuffing detainees, use of physical force within centres including arm...
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Up to 71 asylum seekers who missed out on making an application for a protection visa were still entitled to a fair assessment of their claims the Full Federal Court has held. The Court accepted submissions from the 黑料情报站 that an internal process established by the...
Rights and Freedoms
Australian 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner Megan Mitchell and Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow have today written to Minister David Coleman, calling for an urgent and compassionate resolution for the Tamil family detained in immigration detention on Christmas Island. 鈥淕iven their connection to...
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