Asylum seeker rights

People locked up in immigration detention deserve to be treated humanely and with dignity. 

But Australia’s immigration detention regime is unnecessarily cruel and harmful. Mandatory and prolonged detention policies condemn people who are seeking asylum to years behind razor wire, where they experience harsh and inhumane treatment. These policies must end.

Our asylum seeker rights project protects fundamental human rights of people in detention. We demand delivery of essential healthcare at a standard equal to that available in the community and challenge some of the worst conditions in detention, including the arbitrary and excessive use of handcuffs and other restraints.

Our test cases expose unlawful practices, unfair policies and gaps in the legal system that cause harm to people in immigration detention. Our strategic advocacy holds the Commonwealth and its contractors accountable and ensures scrutiny, within Australia and internationally.