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APPRN Statement on a new approach to regional cooperation on refugee protection

16 September 2011

The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) is deeply disappointed by the Australian government’s announcement that it intends to seek passage of legislation overturning the ruling by the High Court of Australia in the case of Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. The High Court held that it is unlawful under Australia’s existing [...]

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NGOs slam govt delay of asylum claims

6 May 2010

May 5, 2010 – 5:59PM Source: Sydney Morning Herald More than 40 non-government organisations from 16 countries have condemned the Rudd government’s decision to suspend the processing of asylum claims by Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, 45 NGOs said the government had sent a clear message that it [...]

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INTERNATIONAL NGOS HIGHLIGHT DAMAGE CAUSED BY AUSTRALIAN SUSPENSION OF ASYLUM CLAIMS

5 May 2010

Refugee Council of Australia media release Forty-five non-government organisations (NGOs) from 16 countries have combined to condemn the Australian Government’s decision to suspend the processing of asylum claims by Sri Lankan and Afghan nationals, highlighting the damage caused to regional efforts to protect refugees. In a joint statement coordinated by Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network [...]

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Joint statement on Australian asylum processing suspension: violations of Australia’s international human rights obligations that undermine civil society efforts to strengthen refugee protections throughout the Asia Pacific region

27 April 2010

We, the undersigned, condemn the Australian government’s decision to suspend its processing of all applications for asylum from individuals from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, for three and six months respectively. The Suspension Policy is predicated on a profound misreading of the current situations in Sri Lanka and in Afghanistan. It plainly violates Australia’s human rights [...]

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Allow the Sri Lankan Refugees for Access to UNHCR Immediately!

24 April 2010

Allow the Sri Lankan Refugees for Access to UNHCR Immediately! SUARAM has been informed that a group of 75 Tamil asylum seekers stranded in a ship moored off Tanjong Piandang, Perak since 19th April 2010. They fled from Sri Lanka in fear of persecution and harsh living conditions.  We were informed that among the 75 individuals, 61 [...]

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