Directory of Refugee Rights Resources

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Sites concerning the rights of refugees attempting to seek asylum in Australia. This was a major issue during the 2001 federal election, and the issue of mandatory detention of asylum seekers continues to split the community.

Resources in This Category

• Amnesty International Australia - Refugees

  http://www.amnesty.org.au/refugees/
  Project by Amnesty for protection of and to educate about asylum seekers. Includes news stories, factsheets and volunteer information.

• Centre for Refugee Research

  http://www.crr.unsw.edu.au/
  Academic institute based at the University of New South Wales. Includes research papers, current and past project information and training programs.

• Children Out Of Detention

  http://www.chilout.org/
  Group of parents and citizens opposed to the mandatory detention of children in immigration detention centres. Includes factsheets and articles.

• Refugee Action Committee

  http://www.refugeeaction.org/
  Canberra based network seeking the fair and humane treatment of assylum seekers. Includes facts and analysis on the detention centres and the pacific solution, media reports, and a newsletter.

• Refugee Council of Australia

  http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/
  Provides advocacy, support, protection and legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers in Australia, and support to those repatriated to their homelands.

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