Fact sheets and other publications about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees
Detention
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.
Immigration detention statistics
Alternatives to detention
Children in immigration detention page
The Commission's role
Asylum seekers, refugees and people in immigration detention
Over the last decade the Commission has worked to promote and protect the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees, and people in immigration detention. This work has included:
