Refugees and People Seeking Asylum
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Prominent civil liberties lawyer Julian Burnside said refugees in hotel and offshore detention were being treated worse than criminals.
"Every human being has the right to seek asylum," he said.
"Why...
March 28, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria concerned about Morrison Government being prepared to send refugees back to countries where they face a real risk of death, torture or persecution
In a recent Federal Court...
March 25, 2021
Press Release
Two asylum seekers arrrived from Sri Lanka on separate boats almost ten years ago. They fell in love and married, had two children and setlled in the small QLD town of Biloela. Three years ago the...
February 17, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria welcomes the decision handed down by the Full Federal Court today concerning the Biloela family. A unanimous Full Federal Court has upheld the earlier decision of the Honourable...
February 16, 2021
Press Release
A disturbing and distressing new development has occurred in the Commonwealth’s policies with respect to immigration detention. Pursuant to an amendment to the Migration Act (Cth), non-citizens who...
June 26, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
No compelling case has been put forward by the Government to justify the proposed amendments and they are entirely unnecessary and disproportionate;
The amendments would provide the Minister with an...
June 18, 2020
Submission
Peter Dutton is using his God-like powers to block refugees and asylum seekers from accessing government-funded, income support, public healthcare and safe housing. We are calling on Peter Dutton to...
June 15, 2020
Press Release
Rick Morton discusses the case of Payam Saadat. The federal government is holding up a bid to compensate more than 60 people who allegedly suffered psychological trauma in immigration detention...
February 19, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
For nearly a decade, Payam Saadat has fought for compensation over the trauma he endured in immigration detention. More than 60 other cases rely on the result of his trial.
Rick Morton interviewed...
February 19, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
For the following reasons, Liberty Victoria recommends the Bill not be passed, and the current automatic citizenship loss provisions be repealed. a. Citizenship loss provisions, both discretionary...
October 17, 2019
Submission