Australian lawmakers passed a law Thursday to streamline the deportation of hundreds of people who have been denied Australian visas to “third countries” where they are not citizens — in an echo of ...
GENEVA, 26 August (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday that a review of Australian measures for asylum-seekers arriving by boat announced this month had raised serious protection questions.
The UN Committee against Torture found Wednesday that Australia violated the Convention against Torture by exposing an Iranian asylum seeker to torture and cruel treatment through offshore transfer ...