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Archive for: 03/2008

Bhutanese refugees finally resettle

After spending 15 years in limbo, 17 Bhutanese families are the first Bhutanese refugees to leave Nepal.

The Government’s review of long-term detention cases

Amnesty International welcomes Immigration Minister Chris Evan’s move to review all long-term detention cases of anyone held for more than two years.

Senator Chris Evans outlines changes in refugee policy

In a Senate Estimates hearing on immigration issues on Tuesday 19 February, the new Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, outlined a series of proposed changes in refugee policy.

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“Forgotten refugees"- the Rohingya in Bangladesh

In March 2007 we joined The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Centre for Refugee Research and a number of other Australian NGOs for consultations with Burmese, Rohingyan, refugees in camps in Bangladesh. Our mission was to work with the refugees, document human rights violations, and where possible, to develop solutions addressing some of the appalling conditions facing those in the camps.

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