Transfer of asylum seekers to third countries
Learn how the Australian government introduced third-country processing for asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat without a valid visa in 2012.
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Asylum seekers, refugees and human rights - Snapshot Report
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview – or ‘snapshot’ – of the key human rights issues that arise from Australia’s approach to asylum seekers and refugees who arrive by boat.
Australia, Human Rights, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
A comment on the current human rights issues faced by Australia in the processing of refugees and asylum seekers
Immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
The Commission seeks to ensure that the human rights of all people held in immigration detention in Australia are protected. The Commission has focused its recent immigration detention work on the conditions and treatment of asylum seekers, refugees and children, because they have specific vulnerabilities and are given special protections under international law.
Fact sheets and other publications about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Immigration detention reports and photos
Immigration detention reports:
The reports below published by the Commission outline issues of concern arising from its visits to immigration detention facilities.
2018
- Dept. of Home Affairs response to Adelaide Immigration Detention Centre
Reports of complaints relating to immigration detention
Reports of complaints under the AHRC Act
The Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act).
When the Commission receives a complaint of an alleged breach of human rights the Commission will attempt to resolve the complaint through conciliation.
Speeches, events and media about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Submissions about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Refugees with adverse security assessments page
View the Commission's concerns about the treatment of refugees, including those who have received adverse security assessments from ASIO.