Human rights issues raised by the transfer of asylum seekers to third countries (2012)
Read the Commission's position on human rights issues with transferring asylum seekers to third countries.
Immigration and detention
Article
14 December 2012
Summary
Human rights issues raised by the transfer of asylum seekers to third countries’ sets out the Australian Human Rights Commission’s position in relation to steps taken recently by the Australian Government to transfer asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to third countries for the processing of their claims for protection.
Since 2012 this paper has been updated. For the current version of this paper, see Human rights issues raised by the third country processing regime.