Human Rights: Refugee Support Organisations within Australia

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Inc
The resources for asylum seekers are provided to help people who want to research, or take action in relation to, the legal situation of asylum seekers. Anyone using these resources should obtain advice from a registered migration agent or a practising lawyer.

Spare Lawyers for Refugees

Debunking the Myths about Asylum Seekers
Edmund Rice Centre for Justice & Community Education

Deported to Danger: What happens to Australia's rejected asylum seekers?
Edmond Rice Centre

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Refugee Council of Australia

Amnesty International Australia - Refugees

Rural Australians for Refugees
RAR is an informal activist group who work to turn Australia away from an ‘inhumane and bizarre’ policy on refugees. There are over eighty RAR groups throughout Australia with approximately 15,000 members and. The basis of its charter is a 10 Point Plan, which since 2002 has represented specific goals. These were endorsed by the 2004 RAR National Conference

Children out of Detention

National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The information contained in this publication provides a summary of some of the important issues, findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention.

Refugee Claimants’ Support Centre, Brisbane


Australian organisations working for refugees in other countries

Austcare
Organisation which works to rebuild the lives of refugees overseas, displaced people and those affected by landmines.

Refugee Resources Online

Asylum Law
This is an extremely useful free website run by an international consortium of agencies that help asylum seekers in Australia, Canada, the United States, and several countries in Europe.

Human Rights Watch

Country Reports

Up-to-date country reports on specific human rights violations are often vital in establishing the validity of refugee claims.

 


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