http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights The latest from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:53:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The ALP promised leading up to last year's election that it would end Temporary Protection Visas if it came to power. 100 days have now passed and still no action. We have over 1000 asylum seekers living in limbo on TPV's, many of whom are forced not just to live ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2008/03/03/end-temporary-protection-visas-now/ We have 4 core campaign goals for 2008 based on what we believe are the most important human rights issues facing asylum seekers.     1.       End Temporary Protection Visas     2.       The right to work for all     3.       End Mandatory Detention     4.       Fix the refugee system for a fair go:     a)       Release of all long – term ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2008/03/03/asrc-campaign-goals-for-2008/ The ASRC has leaked to www.crikey.com. au video footage that has never been publicly shown before of a training video by ACM at the time of the Port Hedland detention centre riots of 2001. It's a training video showing its staff how to remove an asylum seeker from a detention ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/10/29/asrc-exposes-human-rights-abuses-in-detention/ ONE We stopped today an asylum seeker being deported back to China to face torture! We won!! our High Court case this morning and succeeded in getting an injunction. What this means is that the government cannot deport this man until the two court applications we already have on foot are determined. ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/10/17/this-weeks-asrc-10-good-news-stories/ Click below to find out why you need to complain and how: Make a complaint to Channel 7, 9 and 10 for their racist treatment of Sudanese Refugees http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/10/09/complain-to-ch-7-9-and-10-for-their-racist-treatment-of-sudanese-refugees/ ONE Freedom after 7 years of struggle...we have a permanent visa for a stateless Palestinian after he spent 6 and a half years in detention! When the ASRC got involved he was facing indefinite detention, we won his case, got him out of detention onto a TPV and then successfully ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/10/08/ten-asrc-good-news-stories/ The decision of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship to cut the intake of refugees from Africa from 50% to 30% of our annual intake is discriminatory and unjust. Our refugee and humanitarian intake of 13,000 people a year is already pathetic enough (we are 32nd in the world, without us turning ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/10/01/cuts-to-intake-of-african-refugees-is-discriminatory-and-unjustified/ The 72 Sri Lankan asylum seekers found to be refugees by Australia continue to remain in limbo on Nauru. Australia is refusing to accept them and settle them in Australia despite being legally obligated to under the Refugee Convention.  It is truly appalling that the Australian government refuses to uphold ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/10/01/72-sri-lankan-asylum-seekers-remain-in-limbo/ DP, the Chinese man who was facing deportation earlier this week, is currently under guard in Bankstown Hospital following surgery to remove a razor blade embedded in his oesophagus. This was a desperate attempt to end his own life rather than return to China where he fears it may be ended ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/09/12/chinese-man-still-at-risk-of-being-deported-and-facing-torture/ Please find below the Media release announcing that 72 of the Srilankan asylum seekers on Nauru have been given refugee status. Before you jump for joy read on to the tricky part. They will not be allowed to come to Australia but will  have to wait to  get a place ... http://www.asrc.org.au/humanrights/2007/09/12/sri-lankan-asylum-seekers-on-nauru-no-closer-to-freedom/