- 06 August 2013
Amnesty calls for independent investigation into Weliweriya killings
The Sri Lankan authorities must not allow the army to investigate itself over allegations of excessive use of force by its members after three protesters demonstrating over access to drinking water were killed over the weekend, Amnesty....
- 23 July 2013
Deportation of Tamils helped the Sri Lankan state
It should now be much harder for Britain to deport Tamil asylum-seekers to Sri Lanka, after a new court ruling significantly revised the guidance for the country. Several important protection categories have...
- 11 June 2013
Gillard orders deportations to danger - says Govt. official
The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has breached international refugee law by ordering asylum-seekers to be deported without proper investigation of their claims for asylum, an Australian TV report has revealed....
- 30 May 2013
An endless nightmare: Asylum seekers tell of their fears of deportation
For newly-arrived Christmas Island asylum-seekers, many of whom have endured life-threatening journeys, often without food or water for days, there is no respite from fear and trepidation. In fact, the dreaded....
- 12 June 2013
A government lost in a sea of cynicism
It was 16 years ago but the memory of the Australian navy and air force charging to the rescue of lost sailors in a yacht race still resonates as a clear statement of Australia’s commitment to the law of the sea.Then - when it was revealed that it had....
- 04 June 2013
Looking beyond the obvious: Why ASIO needs more scrutiny
Manokala Jenaddarsan and her son Ragavan are tasting freedom for the first time this week. Not just liberation from immigration detention, which has been their life for the last 18 months, but freedom from the ravages of political violence. They came to.....
- 24 May 2013
Sunila has given to the world, now it's time to give to her!
Sunila has been a lifelong feminist and human rights activist in Sri Lanka and South Asia, and a major player in the global women’s movement. She is currently based at the Institute for Social Studies in The Netherlands as the recipient of a Scholars At Risk fellowship. These ......
