A coalition of Victorian groups campaigning for rights for refugees in Australia

World Refugee Day March – Sunday 22 June, 1:30pm, City Square

 Close Manus, close Nauru.  Fair Processing.  Justice for Rezi Barati. Meet at City Square, cnr Swanston and Collins Sts, 1:30pm Sunday 22 June. Speakers include: Anna Burke MP – ALP, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Adam Bandt MP – Australian Greens Deputy Leader Youhorn Chea – President of the Cambodian Association of Victoria Zakia Baig – Australian Hazara Women’s Friendship Network Justice for refugees and people seeking asylum would mean: Humane and dignified treatment of asylum seekers and refugees…

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Refugee Advocacy Media Project

Why is this project important? Donate today! Advocates from a wide range of organisations, community groups and individuals are deeply concerned that Australia’s current response to asylum seekers is In violation of fundamental human rights, and a number of international conventions Deliberately and unnecessarily harsh Primarily designed to discourage people from exercising their right to seek asylum in Australia. While successive governments have been very successful in using popular media to promote their policies and to create support in the…

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Australia warned against returning Afghan refugees- Read this Mr. Abbot

A group of 30 Afghan MPs has written to the Federal Government urging it to abandon plans to return asylum seekers to Kabul. The ABC has obtained a copy of the letter, which says the security situation in the Afghan capital is getting worse and attackers are targeting members of the Hazara ethnic group. Kabul MP Mohammed Ibhrahim Qasemi says the Afghan government would not be able to protect returnees from persecution as it already struggles to provide security and…

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