Reports – Rural Australians for Refugees

2019 RAR Reports

Reports relating to Australian refugee issues can also be found on
Australian Refugee Action Network website

The Return Guide arose out of the recognition that many community members struggle with. What to say and how to deal with people facing inevitable return. It was produced by the Australian Churches Refugee Task Force. Please be reminded this is focused at community members supporting people who have NO further options to remain and does not provide advice for legal options. July 2019
Progress 2019 Conference Report– Louise Redmond, June 2019
Notes from Progress 2019 Conference – Jan Govett, June 2019
Barriers and Exclusions: the support needs of newly arrived refugees with a disability The Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA); Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA); the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA); and the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has released a new report outlining the significant obstacles faced by refugees with disabilities who are living in Australia. – February 2019
Medicins Sans Frontieres – Nauru Report – Dec 2018
RCOA Report on Australian advocacy in Geneva – 2018
States of Refuge – Liberty Victoria’s Rights Advocacy Project (‘RAP’) July 2018
UN: Global Trends – Forced Displacement in 2017
Gradations of externalisation: is the EU sailing towards offshoring asylum protection? Daria Davitti, Marlene Fries & Marie Walter-Franke – FMU Policy Brief No. 03/2018 (17 May 2018)
Report on Australian advocacy in Geneva 2018 – RCOA – 8 August 2018
Making the Global Compacts Work: What future for refugees and migrants? April 2018
A Kaldor Centre Policy Brief, published in partnership with The New School’s Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. This Policy Brief examines two international agreements under negotiation at the United Nations – the Global Compact on Refugees, and the Global Compact on Safe, Regular and Orderly Migration – and concludes they have potential to significantly improve the international systems of refugee protection and migration management. Kaldor Centre‘s other resources about the Global Compacts.
Asylum seekers, refugees and human rights: SNAPSHOT REPORT (2ND EDITION) • 2017 The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013.
Australia’s UN report card raises serious concerns, meaningful response by Government crucial – Law Council of Australia – 10 November 2017
Addressing the Pain of Separation for Refugee Families
New Report from the Refugee Council of Australia – September 2017 “Family reunion is key. The reason why it is number one in my list [of concerns] is that socially, psychologically, emotionally, financially, [family separation] is not viable.” – Former refugee from South Sudan
Four Years Too Many – Report by GetUP and the Human Rights Law Centre: July 2017Read the words and experiences of the innocent people whom the Australian Government has kept locked away for four years. “All they want – all they’ve ever wanted – is a chance to build a future in freedom and safety. And that future must start now.” – Daniel Webb, Director of Legal Advocacy, Human Rights Law Centre
Kaldor – Creating safe zones and safe corridors in conflict situations: Providing protection at home or preventing the search for asylum? – Geoff Gilbert and Anna Magdalena Rüsch – 2017 Policy Brief 5The Policy Brief series showcases high quality, policy-relevant research on issues relating to forced migration and international refugee law. The views expressed in the Policy Brief represent those of the author and not the Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law. Kaldor Centre Policy Briefs are available at www.kaldorcentre.unsw.edu.au/publications.
Amnesty Report: Companies Profit from Abuse of Refugees on Nauru – 2017
State of the Nation – Refugee Council of Australia Report – Feb 2017
Comcare Report: Untold Damage – 2017
Report to the Senate: Life Time Visa Ban – 2016
Amnesty – Island of Despair – 2016
Academic for Refugees – Policy Paper – 2016
AHRC – Pathways to Protection – 2016
Amnesty-Human Rights Watch investigation reports medical neglect and assaults on Nauru – 2016
Speaking Up: The Global Refugee Youth Consultations in Australia Report – 2016
Delays in Citizenship Applications for Permanent Refugee Visa Holde rs – RCOA Nov 2015
The Forgotten Children – 1 Year On – Feb 2016
Pathways to Protection: A human rights-based response to the flight of asylum seekers by sea – 14 Sept 2016
Moss Review into recent allegations relating to conditions and circumstances at the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru – Feb 2015
The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention – 2014