From the category archives:

Immigration Detention

Member news – Call for support: Global campaign to end the immigration detention of children

3 February 2012

Call for support: Global campaign to end the immigration detention of children The International Detention Coalition (IDC) will launch a global campaign to end the immigration detention of children at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year as well as in a number of countries. IDC needs your support to build and put [...]

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Sub-Regional Symposium on Refugee Protection in East Asia

23 April 2010

DATE: April 28, 2010 (Wed) 10:00 ~ 17:00 Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea Venue: International Conference Hall, Gwangbok Hall, Yonsei University Sinchon Campus Theme: Refugee Protection in East Asia and the Role of Civil Society Background Recently, there have been some positive developments in the asylum field in the Asia Pacific Region. In 2008, the [...]

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Stop the repatriation of the Sri Lankan refugees and asylum seekers now!

6 January 2010

SUARAM has been informed that the actual number of Sri Lankan asylum seekers at risk of deportation by the Malaysian Government is 19 individuals. They are scheduled to be deported on 7 and 8 January 2010 and are currently located at KLIA Immigration Detention Centre.

In addition, we were also informed that the 19 have been registered by UNHCR during detention at Machap Umboo Immigration Detention Centre, Malacca. It is most likely that their asylum claims are still being processed by UNHCR.

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The Immigration Detention Working Group (IDWG)

28 December 2009

The Immigration Detention Working Group (IDWG) of the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network consists of more than 50 organisations and individuals from 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region who aim to work together for the rights, dignity and well being of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in detention in the Asia Pacific Region. The [...]

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