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<h2>Asylum seekers, refugees and people in immigration detention</h2> <p>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:</p>

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Learn how the majority of children in immigration detention arrived in Australia by boat and that many came with family members but some arrived alone.

Learn about the alternatives to mandatory immigration detention that allow for the protection of the community while ensuring people are treated humanely.

View statistics related to immigration detention in Australia, including how many people arrive, the length of their detention and where they are held.

View the Commission's concerns about the treatment of refugees, including those who have received adverse security assessments from ASIO.

<h4> </h4> <h4>2015</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/node/12723" style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Submission to Inquiry into the responsibilities of the Commonwealth Government in connection with the management and operation of the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru</a><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"> (April 2015)</span></li></ul>

Discover a history of speeches, events and media about immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees at the Human Rights Commission.

<p> </p> <h2>Reports of complaints under the AHRC Act</h2> <p>The Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights under the <a href="http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ahrca1986373/"><em>Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 </em></a>(Cth) (AHRC Act).</p> <p>When the Commission receives a complaint of an alleged breach of human rights the Commission will attempt to resolve the complaint through conciliation.</p>

<h2> </h2> <h2><a id="reports" name="reports"></a>Immigration detention reports:</h2> <p>The reports below published by the Commission outline issues of concern arising from its visits to immigration detention facilities.</p> <h4>2018</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/node/15143">Inspection of Adelaide Immigration Detention Centre Report </a>(2018)</li> </ul> <p>- <a href="https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/18.05.24%20Home%20Affairs%20response%20to%20AITA%20inspection%20report_Redacted.pdf">Dept. of Home Affairs response to Adelaide Immigration Detention Centre</a></p>

Explore resources on children, refugees and asylum seekers in immigration detention such as mandatory detention, security assessments and protection visas.

<ul> <li><a href="/node/7877">back to Commission's Immigration detention on Christmas Island report (2012)</a></li> </ul> <h2><b><a id="top" name="top"></a></b>Department of Immigration and Citizenship</h2> <h1>Response to the 2012 Australian Human Rights Commission Report on Immigration Detention at Christmas Island</h1> <p><a href="https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/idc2012_christmas_island_response.pdf">Download in PDF</a> [ 36 KB ]<br><a href="https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/idc2012_christmas_island_response.doc">Download in Word</a> [ 126 KB ]</p>