High court verdict spells the end for Australian immigration detention as we know it
The landmark hearing clearly set out the constitutional limits on detaining non-citizens. The federal government will now have to release or process thousands of asylum seekers
Australia returns asylum seekers to Sri Lanka in sea transfer
Scott Morrison confirms 41 people, including four Tamils, were handed over to Sri Lankan authorities
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/07/australia-asylum-seekers-sri-lanka-sea-transfer
#Sri-Lanka #Australie #renvoi #retour #expulsion #déportation
First stop police station for Sri Lanka asylum seekers handed back by Australia
(Reuters) - A boatload of asylum seekers intercepted by the Australian navy and returned to Sri Lanka are to be handed over to the police, a Sri Lankan naval spokesman said on Monday, a move bound to fuel concerns about Australia’s hard-line policy and rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
▻http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/07/07/uk-sri-lanka-australia-idINKBN0FC05H20140707
Australia returns asylum seekers to Sri Lanka: what happens next?
The questions that remain after Scott Morrison’s admission that Australia has handed would-be refugees directly to the Sri Lankan navy
Handing back asylum seekers is called #refoulement. And it’s illegal
In his first column for Guardian Australia, our new legal editor at large says the handover of Sri Lankans at sea has taken this country into new legal territory
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/07/handing-back-asylum-seekers-is-called-refoulement-and-its-illegal
Australia handed over 41 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka
Australia has confirmed it has returned 41 asylum seekers to the Sri Lankan authorities at sea.
High Court blocks return of 153 asylum-seekers to Sri Lanka military
THE High Court has granted an interim injunction to prevent 153 asylum-seekers being returned to the Sri Lankan military by the Australian Navy.
▻http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/high-court-blocks-return-of-153-asylumseekers-to-sri-lanka-military/story-fn59niix-1226980884195?nk=eae6531d3d96f7c0b8d2c62668b5f785
Sri Lanka asylum seekers returned by Australia face «rigorous imprisonment»
SYDNEY/COLOMBO, July 7 (Reuters) - Forty-one Sri Lankan asylum seekers returned by Australia are to be charged with leaving the country illegally and those found guilty face “rigorous imprisonment”, police said on Monday, fuelling concerns about Australian policy and rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
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▻http://www.trust.org/item/20140707092840-4j5in/?source=shtw
High Court injunction blocks handover of 153 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka
The High Court has granted an interim injunction to block the handover of 153 asylum seekers to Sri Lanka, just hours after the Government confirmed another vessel has been returned.
▻http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-07/high-court-injunction-halts-handover-of-asylum-seekers/5579726
High Court grants injunction over asylum seeker boat
The Abbott government’s boat turnback policy has been dealt a blow as an interim High Court injunction prevents the return of 153 asylum seekers to Sri Lankan authorities over concerns about their safety.
▻http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/high-court-grants-injunction-over-asylum-seeker-boat-20140707-zszfk.html
Asylum seeker high court challenge against handover to Sri Lanka – live
Government gives undertaking not to return asylum seekers without 72 hours notice as hearing is adjourned until Friday.
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/08/asylum-seeker-high-court-challenge-against-handover-to-sri-lanka-live#b
High Court puts interim block on Sri Lankan asylum transfer
The High Court has issued a temporary injunction to stop the Australian government transferring more than 150 asylum seekers, who are on a boat unheard of publicly for more than a week, to Sri Lankan authorities.
▻http://theconversation.com/high-court-puts-interim-block-on-sri-lankan-asylum-transfer-28877
Australia accused of breaking law after returning asylum seekers to Sri Lanka
UN refugee agency says it is ’deeply concerned’ about transfer of Tamils, who fear torture or death at hands of Sri Lanka police
Sri Lanka is a refugee-producing country. Here’s why
It’s a violation of Sri Lanka’s migration law to leave the country unofficially. Most of the asylum seekers Australia is returning to Sri Lanka’s navy will be charged – or worse
Australia in row over boats carrying Tamil asylum seekers
Australia is refusing to comment on the fate of more than 200 Tamil asylum seekers reportedly intercepted at sea to the north-west of the country.
Statement by legal scholars regarding the situation concerning Sri Lankan asylum seekers
The government has confirmed that the Australian navy detained a boatload of asylum seekers before transferring them to the Sri Lankan navy or return to their country of origin. Yesterday, in response, 53 international law scholars from 17 Australian universities signed a public statement expressing profound concern.
▻https://theconversation.com/statement-by-legal-scholars-regarding-the-situation-concerning-sri-
Australia forced into concession over Sri Lanka asylum seekers
Tamil asylum seekers on board a boat intercepted by Australian authorities will not be sent to Sri Lanka without 72 hours’ written notice to the high court, government says
Press briefing note on Australia
We are deeply disturbed that Australian authorities on Sunday returned to Sri Lanka 41 people seeking asylum, apparently without adequate screening of their protection claims and needs. International law requires that each and every case be properly and individually examined on its own merits. This is not something that can or should be done hurriedly, remotely and on the high seas, without procedural safeguards and due process guarantees for those involved.
Any returns, even from the high seas or in the territorial seas of other states, must be carried out in accordance with international law, under which refoulement and collective expulsions are strictly prohibited.
It is unclear whether the Australian Government has been given any assurances that the returnees will not face ill-treatment upon their return to Sri Lanka, nor is it clear how the Australian Government plans to monitor their treatment.
We welcome the High Court of Australia’s issuance of an interim injunction against the return of 153 other Sri Lankan asylum seekers, reportedly including 37 children, intercepted by Australian authorities. We understand that since their interception more than a week ago, the individuals on this vessel have not been able to make contact with family members or refugee organisations.
We hope the matter will be subject to a full judicial review in light of Australia’s obligations under international law, including the principle of non-refoulement under the 1951 Refugee Convention, the Convention against Torture, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
▻http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14834&LangID=E
L’Australie critiquée pour le renvoi d’immigrés sri-lankais
Le gouvernement australien a confirmé, lundi 7 juillet, qu’un bateau transportant des demandeurs d’asile sri-lankais, en route pour l’Australie, avait été ramené vers le Sri Lanka, une opération qui a suscité l’inquiétude de l’ONU et de vives critiques d’associations de défense des droits de l’homme.
Les garde-côtes australiens ont arraisonné le navire transportant les demandeurs d’asile sri-lankais à l’ouest des îles Cocos et ont remis dimanche les 41 personnes aux autorités sri-lankaises. L’Australie n’a pas donné de précision au sujet d’un deuxième navire, à bord duquel se trouvaient 153 immigrants, se bornant à dire qu’il n’était pas actuellement dans les eaux australiennes.
▻http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2014/07/07/l-australie-critiquee-pour-le-renvoi-d-immigres-sri-lankais_4452199_3216.htm
Asylum seeker indefinite detention must be considered, says court
Immigration minister’s failure to consider consequences of indefinite detention is grounds for review of asylum case
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/08/asylum-seeker-indefinite-detention-must-be-considered-says-court?CMP=tw
#Australie #détention #rétention #asile #migration #réfugiés #Manus #Manus_island
High Court to hear challenge to Manus Island detention centre
The High Court will hear a case today challenging the establishment of the Manus Island detention centre.
▻http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-09/high-court-to-hear-manus-island-asylum-seeker-appeal/5440374
Scott Morrison says decisions on Manus refugee applications ‘recommendations’
Immigration minister concedes refugee visas cannot be granted until Papua New Guinea finalises resettlement arrangements
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/09/scott-morrison-says-decisions-on-manus-refugee-applications-recommendat
Asylum seekers denied rights, lawyers say
Treating asylum seekers’ rights as dispensable and inferior has become a common pattern within the Australian legal system, human rights lawyers say.
Following revelations that Australian Federal Police officers have systematically failed to offer asylum seekers under criminal investigation the opportunity to take part in identification parades, legal practitioners in the field said this was part of a broader denial of legal rights to this group.
’’This is part of a broader and deeply concerning trend of treating the basic rights of asylum seekers as dispensable,’’ the director of legal advocacy at the Human Rights Law Centre, Daniel Webb, said. ’’For good reason, criminal law contains strict procedures and safeguards. You can’t just ignore them because an accused person happens to be an asylum seeker. All people must be equal before the law.’’
On Wednesday, Fairfax Media revealed that an asylum seeker charged with people smuggling was denied the opportunity to take part in an identification parade because the AFP officer believed it was impractical to do so.
The officer said that there was a general policy within the AFP of not conducting such parades for asylum seekers because of the difficulties of getting accurate information about their whereabouts from the Department of Immigration.
▻http://www.watoday.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/asylum-seekers-denied-rights-lawyers-say-20140604-39jhe.html
