Monthly Wrap February 2026

In the media

Onshore detention and offshore processing

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) expressed alarm at the fact that people have spent up to 15 years in Australian immigration detention. A former detainee said he was treated worse than a dog. MTC, the contractor running detention operations in Australia is heavily involved in the controversial ICE operations in America.

The SMH detailed the actions undertaken by MA Services to salvage their security contract in Nauru following revelations of bikie gang involvement in the company. People who were transferred to Nauru, and are not allowed to work, described their struggle to afford food on their fortnightly stipend. The UN Committee Against Torture found that Australia exposed a person to torture and ill-treatment during his detention on Manus Island and that his subsequent detention in Australia amounted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.

International

As the UN announced a new High Commissioner for Refugees and published its 2025 Impact Report, the ABC’s Global Roaming program interviewed the previous Commissioner on the UN’s future. The World Health Organisation documented the humanitarian and health crisis gripping Sudanese people as the civil war continues. The UK granted asylum to a Palestinian Israeli on the basis of a well-founded fear of persecution in Israel. Young men who have fled Ukraine reflected on a growing hostility towards them in Europe.  

In policy

A panel discussion on Australia’s immigration policies was published by the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture.

In research

Academics from UNSW and the University of Adelaide published research into the waves of panic in Australia surrounding immigration and their various features. The Baker Institute published research into President Trump’s asylum policies and their impact on American cities and the world.

Monthly Wrap December 2025

In the media

Nauru corruption concerns

Over November a number of people and agencies alleged successive Australian offshore processing deals with Nauru had been corrupted. A senior Home Affairs official who oversaw the process to award the 2019 and 2021 contracts said he had evidence of significant corruption. A former army soldier said that bikie gangs had infiltrated the security service operating under the contract. A Senator read out an Austrac report that raised concerns of corruption and money laundering by the current President of Nauru around the time that deals with Australia were actioned. The Home Affairs Minister’s said that some aspects of the secret Nauru deal would become public ‘over time.’ At the same time the Australian government blocked publication of an interview transcript in which the Nauruan President appears to suggest that his government could deport people in the so-called NZYQ cohort to their countries of origin.

International

2025 became the deadliest year for Rohingya people attempting to find safe haven by boat. In November another boat sank with at least 21 people confirmed dead. The American government announced the cancellation of temporary protection status to nationals of South Sudan, Venezuela, Syria and other countries. It has also reduced the annual refugee intake quota to the lowest level on record and terminated the Afghan resettlement program after a National Guard officer was killed by an Afghan man. Germany announced the commencement of a repatriation program for Syrian refugees. This coincides with the first decline in the number of people displaced globally in the last ten years, primarily due to Syrians returning home. As the UK government announced major reforms to its asylum policies, The Guardian highlighted the limbo of asylum seekers by way of the case of a man who took 17 years to get a residency visa.

In policy

The government defended its policy of buying and restoring fishing boats to give to people who are intercepted in Australian waters and ordered to return to their departure point. During November Australia issued it’s one millionth humanitarian visa since the end of World War II. The new Refugee Student Settlement Pathway program took effect with the arrival of the first visa recipients. The UNSW Kaldor Centre published its submission to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ahead of their December visit to Australia.  

In research

UNSW research found that people in Australia on humanitarian visas were 51% less likely to be employed five years post- arrival than other new migrants. The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute published the 2025 report of the Refugees Experiences in Australia Study. The IOM’s International Migration published a study into the prevalence of state organised forced migration as an intentional geopolitical strategy.

Monthly Wrap November 2025

In the media

In Nauru

An FOI to obtain the translated version of an interview with Nauru’s President, which included discussion of the resettlement deal, was refused. The deal is now activated as deportations commenced in October.

In Sudan

Using satellite imagery of El-Fasher, experts asserted a campaign of ethnic cleaning was occurring on a scale similar to the genocide in Rwanda. According to an exiled Sudanese journalist the city’s population is now around 10% of what it was two years ago. Sudanese Australians have called for the government to assist them to get their family members to safety.

International

A regional Spanish municipality unanimously passed a motion calling on their national government to give asylum seekers work rights so that they can employ in the face of a persistent labour shortage crisis. The South African government criticised the American policy to grant refugee status to white farmers. The UNHCR congratulated Brazil on their adoption of a new migration policy that strengthens refugees access to health care, education, housing and work rights.  

In policy

Refugee organisations have faced a surge in asylum seekers needing welfare assistance as the federal government has significantly reduced access to Status Resolution Support Service SRSS payments. As the government continues to refuse to repatriate Australian women and children from Syrian camps, SBS News published a story on the children and their situation.

In research

The Melbourne Social Equity Institute’s Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference will take place on 13 November 2025. The IOM published research into the link between climate change and migration, including slow and rapid events as drivers of mass movements of people. Springer published a study into the EU Commission’s role in the migration policies that have been adopted by the EU from 2019-2024.  The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies published a study of the arrival of Yemeni refugees at a resort island and the resultant realisation among South Koreans of the existence of refugees in their country.

New releases

Finding my Way, a book by Malala Yousafzai, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Monthly Wrap October 2025

In the media

In Nauru

As a fourth person was taken back into detention for removal to Nauru, a parliamentary committee concluded that the government’s policy to fast-track removals to Nauru lacked objective legitimacy and could breach Australia’s human rights obligations. An Iraqi man failed in his High Court bid to prevent his transfer to Nauru. The government significantly expanded the contract for offshore processing in Nauru without going to tender and people sent there reported having to skip meals due to the cost of food.

Afghan refugees

An Afghan women’s football team, comprising players who are in exile, has been approved to play in a friendly tournament in Dubai. Guardian Australia documented the deteriorating security for Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan, which has caused fear among the diaspora community in Australia. Iran reacted to the reimposition of sanctions by threatening to release hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees into Turkey and Iraq.

In the community

The ABC highlighted the situation of a Nepali couple who have been separated from their children for over 13 years because a person’s mode of arrival into Australia determines their family reunion options. The Administrative Review Tribunal found that a gay man from Malaysia, whose protection claim was refused, risks persecution if he is returned there. Ararat, in Victoria, is the latest country town to look to refugees and migrants to fill workforce shortages. At least 29 Americans have applied for protection in Australia.

International

The UNHCR reported that more than 1 million Syrians have returned home since the fall of Assad. The country took a step towards democracy with a limited election. The situation in Syria was discussed on ABC Radio National. The BBC published a behind the scenes look at life in the hotels that are used to house asylum seekers in the UK. The interim head of government in Bangladesh, Prof Yunus, delivered a speech on the situation of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.  

In policy

As Australia formalised its recognition of Palestine at the UN General Assembly, critics questioned how countries can recognise Palestine while treating Palestinians as stateless. ABC Radio National interviewed an Australian doctor in Gaza to hear about the health crisis there.The number of failed asylum seekers remaining in Australia has passed 100,000. The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness published their submission to the UN Periodic Review on the right to nationality and the challenges of being stateless in Australia.

In research

The UNSW Kaldor Centre collaborated with global partners on a report into the rise of the use of technology to track people who would otherwise be detained. The UNHCR published its 2025 Refugee Education report.

Monthly Wrap August 2025

In the media

Detention

The Saturday Paper highlighted cases in the latest Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report into immigration detention, that showed a pattern of inaction on matters of concern within detention centres. The full report can be accessed here. The Australian reported a surge in drug circulation in immigration detention centres during the period when detention management was transitioning from Serco to the new contractor, Secure Journeys.

Nauru

Amid an outbreak of dengue fever in Nauru, advocates urged the Australian government to ensure that the people they sent there are provided with mosquito nets and repellent.

Palestinians

UNRWA reported that Israel’s blockade on food aid into Gaza impacted their medical teams who faced persistent hunger. A Palestinian family was granted residence after the Immigration Minister saw their story on the ABC series The Piano.  

Afghanistan

People who fled Afghanistan are approaching almost two years without any response to their Australian protection visa applications. Radio National’s Late Night Live explored the situation of Afghan refugees who are subject to America’s removal policies. Iran has forcibly returned over 1 million Afghans who sought safe haven there. In the UK it was revealed that thousands of Afghan people were secretly resettled there after a major government data breach in 2022 put their lives at risk in Afghanistan.

Community

A Tasmanian legal service reported a notable increase in the number of people who fear persecution in their countries of origin on the basis of their sexuality. On the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, survivors living in Australia recalled the horrors they suffered.

International

The European Court of Justice ruled that states can only declare countries 'safe' for return where the whole population is generally safe and evidence to back up the declaration must be cited. The UNHCR published its strategy on how to protect refugees and asylum seekers from misinformation, disinformation and hate speech. Mali passed legislation to guarantee protections for stateless people living there. The UNHCR called for more assistance to the almost 1.3 million Sudanese people who are returning home after having fled the conflict there. The UK and France agreed an arrangement that would see one refugee brought into the UK for every undocumented person who is intercepted at sea and returned to France.

In policy

The IOM and UNHCR have partnered on an Australian funded Train to Hire pilot program that will enable refugees in the Asia-Pacific region to be brought to Australia for training and work. The UNSW Kaldor Centre published a recording of a panel discussion on the limits in administrative detention since the NZYQ High Court ruling.

In research

Professor Jane McAdam published an analysis of the ICJ’s opinion with respect to the protection obligations owed to people whose lives are threatened by climate change.

New releases and events

Book Launch: Statelessness in Asia, an in-person event at the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness on 19 August 2025.

Building bridges: advancing refugee protection in a divided world, a conference by the UNSW Kaldor Centre, on 23 October 2025.

Monthly Wrap July 2025

In the media

In Nauru and PNG

Canstruct, the company that was contracted to run immigration detention operations in Nauru, is being investigated for fraud. Documents obtained under Freedom of Information revealed the then Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, sought advice as to whether women offshored to Nauru could be prevented from travelling to Australia to access abortion. The men who remain in PNG reflected on their anguish at remaining in limbo 12 years after they were sent there.

In the community

Wesley LifeForce and STARTTS co-designed a multilingual suicide prevention training program tailored to people who have experienced persecution, displacement and trauma in recognition of their elevated risk of suicide. A Liberian rap artist, who came to Australia as a refugee, is mentoring young rural Queenslanders in the production of music videos to develop their filmmaking skills.  

At the UNHCR

To mark World Refugee Day, the United Nations released a number of reports and updates. They reported that the number of people displaced by conflict or persecution is at the highest it has been for a decade and that around 2,5 million people await resettlement. They estimate more than 4 million people have now fled the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Following a significant decline in revenue this year, the UNHCR completed a review to reduce staffing by 30% and re-allocate resources towards the most urgent situations.

International

As one in three refugees are children, Al Jazeera published a fact-sheet on their demographics and their experience of vulnerability. Ukrainians who sought refuge in the UK report being refused protection on the basis that it is safe to return. Turkiye announced the opening of an UNRWA office in Ankara. The US State Department reallocated $250 million in funding that was to support refugees to fund voluntary deportations instead. A UNHCR report showed that Poland’s decision to allow Ukrainian refugees the right to work and start small businesses contributed to a 2.7% boost in Poland’s GDP.

In policy

The UN’s OPCAT Committee found that Australia’s detention of a person who arrived as a minor constituted arbitrary detention and demanded that his subsequent mental and physical harm receive adequate treatment and compensation. The Home Affairs Minister admitted that none of the people for whom last year’s preventative detention legislation was designed have met the risk threshold required to be detained. The Australian government agreed to pay the outstanding flight debts for all of the 99 refugees who were resettled to Canada. They were among the refugees who had been detained offshore and were denied the right to lodge refugee claims in Australia. They were ultimately resettled under a community sponsorship arrangement (Operation Not Forgotten) that was entirely funded by donations. The UNSW Kaldor Centre published their submission to the UN General Assembly’s examination of the now widespread practice of states outsourcing their migration responsibilities to others.  

In research

A ten year survey of people with professional backgrounds, who came to Australia for humanitarian reasons, found persistent difficulties finding work in their field of expertise. The Statelessness and Citizenship Review journal opened an Expressions of Interest for contributions to the 2026 special edition on ‘Citizenship, statelessness and emerging technologies’.

Monthly Wrap June 2025

In the media

A refugee failed to secure, what would have been, a landmark court ruling that his detention compounded his mental ill-health.  The Saturday Paper published a feature on the breadth of Australia’s people smuggling laws and how they affect people who assist others to come to Australia. Guardian Australia published a feature on the work of the Adira Centre, a specialist domestic violence centre in Sydney for women from refugee and migrant backgrounds.

International

The UN expressed alarm at allegations that Indian authorities had forced a boatload of Rohingya people back out to sea, and reported that around 427 Rohingya people drowned when two other boats capsized.  The American government removed the protection status of Afghan refugees already in the USA, leaving them vulnerable to deportation. As the first lot of white South African farmers left for the USA, President Trump presented documentation that he claimed showed the persecution of Afrikaner farmers. The documentation included images from the Democratic Republic of Congo and other misrepresentations. The World Food Program cut food aid to Uganda, which is Africa’s largest host of refugees, citing a funding shortfall due to budget cuts in the USA and Europe. 

In policy

The Conversation published an explainer on the mental health supports available to asylum seekers and refugees in Australia. The UNSW Kaldor Centre published a Policy Brief on the need to ensure that the new Treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters specifically includes the obligation upon states to uphold the human rights of displaced people.

New releases

Belonging Nowhere, a podcast series published by SBS News.

Visas Now! Aotearoa’s response to global refugee emergencies, published by Left of the Equator.

Monthly Wrap May 2025

In the media

In detention

Following an Ombudsmans Report criticising the conditions under which Australia holds people at sea, The Saturday Paper published an insiders account of the situation aboard the vessels. A fire occurred in a section of Melbourne’s immigration detention centre. The High Court rejected compensation claims made by two people who were detained, despite an AAT finding that they were owed protection, while their protection visas were considered.

In the community

The ABC published a story on the impact of the housing crisis on Afghan people who were resettled on refugee visas. The International Cricket Council announced the creation of a fund and taskforce to support the exiled Afghan women’s cricket team, most of whom now live in Australia.

International

Pakistani authorities continued their policy of forcibly removing Afghan people who sought safe haven there. ABC Sunday Extra presented a behind the scenes look at the deportation centres in operation in the UK.

In policy

The Refugee Council of Australia published an analysis of the major party policies on refugees and  people seeking asylum.  The UNSW Kaldor Centre published a paper on five ways Australia could reduce the persistent backlog of protection applications. Sarah Dehm and Anthea Vogl looked back at immigration amnesties declared by previous Australian governments and whether they could occur again.

In research

A review of 21 studies across 8 countries concluded that no form of detention is psychologically safe for children. According to the latest detention statistics, six children remain in locked immigration detention onshore. Research in Germany examined the role that new friendships, within the broader community, make in the success of refugees in their first few years living in a country.

Monthly Wrap March 2025

In the media

In the community

A national poll of over 1,500 Australian voters showed majority support for asylum seekers to be given more rights while their claims are being assessed. The Refugee Council of Australia confirmed 2025’s Refugee Week theme will be Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community.

In Nauru

The government announced that Nauru will grant 30-year visas to 3 people who were released under the NZYQ High Court determination, but it refused to disclose how much Nauru was paid. The deal was immediately challenged in court. The Australian Human Rights Commissioner raised concerns about the deal. 

In detention

The government revealed that the number of Indonesian boat crew who were wrongfully detained on the basis of being adults is probably double that which they previously estimated. Serco immigration detention centre staff commenced strike action over the policy to refuse redundancy payments for anyone who accepts jobs with the new detention contractor.

International

The UNHCR published the 2024 Impact Report, a summary of the major crises that the agency was engaged in. It also marked the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with an explainer on the situation of displaced people and the assistance offered. Thailand forcibly returned 48 Uighur people to China despite sustained lobbying from the UNHCR that it would constitute a breach of non-refoulement conventions. As the number of Congolese fleeing intense conflict in the country’s east surged, Burundi agreed to provide them refugee status on a prima facie basis. President Trump announced that white South African farmers would be eligible for asylum in the USA, but the offer was not widely welcomed there.

In policy

The Saturday Paper reported on how Australia’s policy of denying tertiary study rights to asylum seekers impacts on people who arrived by boat as minors.

In research

The latest edition of the Journal of Refugee Studies aims to bring refugee law and refugee studies closer in sync with each other in the world of research. The UNSW Kaldor Centre published two toolkits; on countering misinformation, and on protection in climate disasters.

New releases and events

Life on the Migrant Barge, a documentary by Aljazeera English 

No Other Land, a Palestinian film about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, won Best Documentary Feature film at the Oscars

Monthly Wrap Feb 2025

In the media

Onshore detention

The Human Rights Commissioner detailed the serious consequences for women from a detention system that was designed for men. Staff at Serco, who recently lost the onshore detention contract, were advised that they would not be eligible for redundancy payments if they took up jobs at the new detention contractor, Secure Journeys. The ACCC brought price-fixing proceedings against one of the subcontractors to the new detention contractor.

Boat interceptions and offshore processing

News Corp reported that over 21,581 partner visas were issued to spouses of people who arrived by boat, when the actual figure was over 2,158. The incorrect information was repeated by other news outlets and politicians. A group of Bangladeshi men on Indonesia’s southern-most island claimed that ABF intercepted them at sea and held them on a ship for two weeks before sending them back to Indonesia. A person who previously worked on people smuggling boats explained the journey people took from China to Australia.  

International

Over 500,000 people have returned to Syria since September 2024, prompting the UN to call for states to assist the country’s rebuilding effort. Following the collapse of the Assad regime, some European countries suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrians. On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, survivors urged younger generations to be alert to the dangers of intolerant attitudes to people who are different. Bulgarian border police have been accused of blocking assistance to 3 teenage asylum seekers who had become lost, and subsequently died in the winter cold. The Trump administration cancelled the Afghan resettlement program, which has left around 10,000 people in limbo even though they were already approved for resettlement due to their work with US forces. The UK government’s efforts to clear the asylum processing backlog has inadvertently contributed to a rise in homelessness as people lose their eligibility for state-supported accommodation when their asylum application has been decided.   

In policy

The UN Human Rights Committee concluded that Australia contravened its human rights obligations when it detained teenagers on Nauru. The implications of the case were detailed by Associate Professor Sarah Moulds.  

In research

The Scanlon Foundation Research Institute is calling for people with refugee experience to contribute to their study on settling in Australia.

Monthly Wrap Dec 2024

In the media

In community and locked detention

Serco lost the contract for immigration detention in Australia, a role they have played since 2009. The new contractor has not yet been announced. A human rights lawyer told the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention that Australia’s detention centres are prisons where people are often detained unlawfully. The High Court ruled that it is unlawful to impose curfews and ankle bracelets on people who are moved into the community. Additional High Court cases are underway as to the lawfulness of detaining people while their protection applications are being assessed.

Boat arrivals

Indigenous rangers have criticised the rapid response of Border Force to boats carrying asylum seekers compared to the absence of response when they report illegal fishing in the area. After assisting four men recently, they demanded assurance from authorities that the men would be cared for.

International

As the ongoing conflict in Sudan has caused the world’s worst humanitarian disaster, the UN World Food Program detailed the scale of the famine threat and the complexity of delivering food aid. The UNHCR recognised Thailand as leading the world in their efforts to end statelessness. Italian Courts blocked the transfer of asylum seekers to Albania on the basis that EU law only permits the accelerated removal of people where they have come from countries considered safe. As President-elect Trump promised mass deportations of asylum seekers and illegal migrants, businesses working in detention and prison services expect to profit from the policy.

In policy

The government ended the parliamentary year by introducing legislation that will enable (i) Australia to pay a third country to receive failed asylum seekers, (ii) the re-detention of people who were released due to the NZYQ High Court ruling, and (iii) the Minister to declare any item (e.g. a mobile phone) to be prohibited in detention. A Senate inquiry heard that up to 80,000 people could be affected by the proposed removal powers. A bipartisan Parliamentary committee found that the re-detention legislation could impact on people’s human rights on multiple levels. The Coalition asserted that they are basically running the government’s immigration policy.

In research

The largest known study into the prevalence of mental health ill-health among people who spent time in Australian immigration detention found it was profound. On PTSD they were at 16-22 times more risk than the general population, the rate depended on whether their detention was onshore or offshore and whether it was above or below six months duration.

The Human Rights Law Centre and the University of Melbourne analysed the increase in visa cancellations and its effect on immigration detention and deportation.  The Refugee Council of Australia published evaluation findings of a decade of their Refugee Stories for Change program.

New releases and events

70th anniversary of the Convention on Statelessness, a webinar by the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness on 12 December 2024.

Monthly Wrap July 2024

In the media

In the community

A successful pilot program, Talent Beyond Boundaries, that has facilitated the settlement of around 500 skilled refugees in Australia aims to become a global program. Sister Jane Keogh was awarded an AM for her work advocating for better treatment of refugees in Australia. A refugee, who fled his country of origin because his sexuality made him a target for abuse, was beaten in what he believes was a homophobic attack in Sydney. Refugee Week was celebrated with a range of events and productions around Australia.  

Global displacement

ABC’s Big Ideas broadcast a panel discussion on global displacement and the extent to which governments try to restrict the entry of people who have been displaced by persecution, war and environmental disasters. The UNHCR forecasts that the number of people in their refugee resettlement program will reach 3 million people next year.

In Nauru and at sea

With forcible transfers to Nauru on the increase, Guardian Australia published a story on their options and the future of Australia’s operations there. Meanwhile the Department of Home Affairs confirmed the purchase of four unmanned aircraft to increase Australia’s maritime surveillance capacity.

International

The Israeli Defence Force bombed an UNRWA site killing 8 people. The European Court of Justice fined Hungary €200 million for failing to comply with the EU’s asylum laws. Rwanda accused the UNHCR of lying when it claimed that people sent to Rwanda by the UK risked being forcibly sent to places where they could face persecution.

In policy

The ABC reported that, by failing to include its controversial immigration legislation in the final sitting week before the winter break, the government appears to have abandoned the policy. The Commonwealth Ombudsman published an annual report (for the 2023 financial year) into the situation where the government detained people on the basis that they were unlawful non-citizens, but then later found that they did indeed have a lawful right to be in Australia. The Iranian government expressed interest in negotiating an extradition treaty with Australia that could pave the way for people being involuntarily returned to Iran.

In research

Ipsos research into people’s attitudes towards refugees found that Middle Eastern, African and Latin American countries were the most open to taking in more refugees. The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness issued a call for papers for their 2025 Doctoral Workshop.

New releases

Flavours of Hope, a free online cookbook published by Australia for UNHCR. 

Monthly Wrap April 2024

In the media

NZYQ High Court decision

In the wake of the High Court’s determination that indefinite detention is unlawful, lawyers believe that the government is settling cases out of court in order to prevent the lawfulness of curfews and ankle bracelets being tested in court. The AFP mistakenly arrested an Iraqi refugee based on incorrect information. This follows last month’s wrongful arrest, by Victoria Police, of a former immigration detainee in Melbourne.

Detention

Guardian Australia revealed that Serco, the contractor that runs immigration detention, uses a software program to determine the risk rating of detainees. The risk rating is used to decide how a person is managed in detention and has been found to have frequently been based on erroneous information.

Nauru and PNG

The coronial inquest into the death of Faysal Ishak, on Manus Island in 2016, heard how he was repeatedly dismissed by the contracted medical provider, IHMS, in the weeks leading up to his death. Hundreds of refugees, who were subjected to offshore processing, have passed 5 years since they were placed on rolling 6-month bridging visas.

Community

Hazara women in Shepparton have established the first Afghan-based Rural Australians for Refugees group in Australia. Despite Australia’s persistent skill shortage challenge, skilled refugees still find it difficult to secure work in their field of expertise.

International

According to the latest Missing Migrants Project report, more than 63,000 people died or disappeared on migration routes in the last ten years. The majority drowned. The UNHCR reported a 20% jump in philanthropic support for refugees from Islamic communities in 2023. Around 70 Rohingya people are feared drowned after their boat capsized off Indonesia. The UNHCR published new guidance on international protection for people fleeing Haiti.

In policy

The government rushed through legislation that criminalises a failure to cooperate in the deportation process, but the legislation has not yet passed the Senate. The legislation expands the Immigration Minister’s power and was passed through the lower house without any opportunity for debate.

New releases

Statelessness in Asia, edited by Michelle Foster, Jaclyn Neo and Christoph Sperfeldt, published by Cambridge University Press