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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention - Index

National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention 2014. Hearing transcripts, submissions and expert reports now available.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Refugees with adverse security assessments

Refugees with adverse security assessments face indefinite detention.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Transfer of asylum seekers to third countries

Learn how the Australian government introduced third-country processing for asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat without a valid visa in 2012.

Immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees

The Commission seeks to ensure that the human rights of all people held in immigration detention in Australia are protected. The Commission has focused its recent immigration detention work on the conditions and treatment of asylum seekers, refugees and children, because they have specific...

Race Discrimination

In our own words - African Australians: A review of human rights and social inclusion issues (2010)

In 2007, the former Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tom Calma, had a vision to develop a human rights initiative based on the experiences of African Australians, to inform future policy and programs.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

A last resort? report of the National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention (2004)

Explore a report by the Commission in relation to a national inquiry in to children being held in immigration detention.

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National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention

The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s (then known as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission) National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention was announced on 28 November 2001. The Inquiry was conducted throughout 2002. It received over 340 submissions and visited all...