Keywords: Jesuit Refugee Service
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 12 November 2010
6 Comments
A litmus test for the health of a democracy is what a Government does when it loses cases in the highest court in the land. The first consequence of yesterday's High Court decision regarding the cases of two Tamil asylum seekers is that many cases will need to be reconsidered.
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INTERNATIONAL
- David Holdcroft
- 05 November 2010
9 Comments
Zimbabweans have been coming to South Africa for reasons such as political violence, displacement due to land reform, and the collapse of the economy. After initially turning them back at the border, South Africa moved towards a pragmatic 'special dispensation' that was more compassionate, even if the future of the country's refugee rules now remains uncertain.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 20 October 2010
7 Comments
'Karim' is calling every second day now. His protection visa application was lodged six months ago and he was interviewed four months later. He was brutally tortured in his home country and has lived with debilitating trauma ever since. He now thinks his case will be refused because of the long delays in processing.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 24 September 2010
9 Comments
The recent tragic death of a man in Villawood Detention Centre has again raised questions about the need for Australia's harmful detention policy. Strong leadership is required to reform the process and abandon the 'race to the bottom' we saw during the election.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 20 August 2010
5 Comments
According to the Coalition, 'bad refugees' who come on boats take places that could otherwise go to 'good
refugees' who wait patiently in camps. Labelling refugees as 'good' or 'bad' according to how they
arrive in Australia reflects an insular opinion that does not reflect
what is happening worldwide.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 12 August 2010
18 Comments
In an election campaign characterised by the avoidance of commitment to any principle that might cost
votes, the Bishops' advice
avoided bagging particular political parties and enunciated broad humane criteria to guide voters. It could have offered more.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 05 August 2010
6 Comments
Mother Fish recreates the journey by sea of a group of Vietnamese refugees. During an election campaign where both major parties are trying to win votes
with prejudicial rhetoric about 'border protection', a bit of truth and
humanity is just what's needed.
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INTERNATIONAL
- David Holdcroft
- 14 July 2010
1 Comment
Like many emerging societies, South Africa is a long way from being truly inclusive. The World Cup experience brought it much closer to that goal. Now it needs to ensure this progress is not undermined.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Kerry Murphy
- 09 July 2010
11 Comments
Atticus works within the system and hopes thereby to reform it. He wonders 'why reasonable people go stark raving mad when
anything involving a Negro come up'. Many lawyers will understand the challenge of working for the
unpopular 'other': just replace 'Negro' with asylum seeker, or Muslim women in burqas.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Jesuit Refugee Service
- 06 July 2010
Jesuit Refugee Service Australia says Labor's new policy
on asylum seekers should be focused on the protection of vulnerable
people rather than the elimination of people smugglers.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 31 May 2010
22 Comments
The Coalition's new asylum seeker policy returns to the policy it put into practice under Mr Howard, adding new nasties. The Government's asylum seeker policy is bad; the Coalition's is worse. It is designed to appeal to human baseness, not to human generosity.
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INTERNATIONAL
Abbott's 'red arrows' asulym seeker ad is reminiscent of the 'reds under the beds' hysteria of the '50s and '60s. With an election on the way, the immigration policy reform agenda has been put aside as both Government and Opposition harden their policies.
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