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Breaking news: Australia ratifies OPCAT
In a significant turn of events, the Australian government today that it will ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), a vital addition to the Convention Against…
Open statement calling for immediate action on offshore detention
We, as a coalition of organisations and community groups from around Australia, are writing to express our concern regarding the humanitarian crisis that Australia has created. Successive Australian governments have managed and funded offshore detention camps on Manus Island…
“End this cruel human ping-pong”: The Refugee Council of Australia calls on party leaders for bipartisan commitment on offshore detention
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has called on political leaders to urgently bring the people imprisoned on Manus Island and Nauru to safety in Australia. The growing uncertainty regarding the US refugee resettlement deal has prolonged the agony…
Australia’s response to a world in crisis
It has been a dramatic year for refugees in Australia and in the world. Hear the voices and views of hundreds of individuals and organisations from across Australia: people from refugee backgrounds, people seeking asylum and the many brave and committed communities and organisations supporting them.
Total number of
displaced persons
worldwide
(21.3 million Refugees)
2015
Number of refugees
resettled or recognised
in Australia
2015
Proportion of world’s
refugees protected
by Australia in 2015
Country hosting the
most refugees: Turkey
2015
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