Resources relating to refugees and forced migration. Digital library including background information, journals, multimedia & other information. Many documents available for download as txt or pdf.
Site run by the Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford University, UK.
FASSTT member for Tas (offices in Hobart & Launceston). Service for people who have had pre-migration experience of torture, conflict related trauma and other human rights violations. Counselling, massage & natural therapies, community development, advocacy, referral, training for health professionals. Volunteering opportunities.
Supported by federal & state governments, Anglicare (Anglican Church), philanthropic organisations and public donations.
Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma. FASSTT member for Qld (offices in Woolloongabba & Toowoomba). Service for people who have been tortured or who have suffered refugee related trauma prior to migrating to Australia. Counselling, advocacy, training for health professionals.
FASSTT member for NT (based in Darwin). Rehabilitation service for refugee survivors of torture and trauma. Counselling, support, advocacy, housing, referral.
Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service. FASSTT member for SA (based in Adelaide). Support for people from a refugee or migrant background who have experienced torture or been traumatised as a result of persecution, violence, war or unlawful imprisonment prior to arrival in Australia. Counselling, information, support, advocacy, training for health professionals.
Supported by federal & state governments, philanthropic organisations and public donations.
Non-profit providing specialised human rights research & advocacy with the aim of holding the government accountable for human rights violations against refugees and asylum seekers. Blog, instapaper, downloadable publications.
Formerly known as Transact (Treatment and Rehabilitation and Network Service of the ACT). FASSTT member for ACT (based in Cook). Service for people who have experienced or been affected by torture or trauma related to human rights violations prior to arriving in Australia. Counselling, medical service, immigration advice. Training for health professionals.
Supported by federal & state governments, philanthropic organisations and public donations.
Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors. FASSTT member for Western Australia (based in Perth). Service for refugees and people from refugee-like backgrounds who have experienced torture or trauma prior to arriving in Australia or while in detention. Support, rehabilitation, counselling, community building, alternative therapies. Training for eligible health professionals. Volunteering opportunities.
Supported by federal & state governments, philanthropic organisations and public donations.
International organisation monitoring internal displacement worldwide. Research, training, database of information and analysis.
Established by the Norwegian Refugee Council; database at the request of the UN.
Multilateral treaties deposited with the UN Secretary-General. Status, participants. Useful glossary & definition of terms pages. Not the best place to get the full text, though (extremely inconvenient).
Community project aimed at encouraging Australians to form friendships and relationships with new migrants and fostering positive perceptions of cultural diversity in general and refugees and asylum seekers in particular.
An activity of Activate, a Christian Church in Adelaide.
Health-based umbrella organisation with 140 member organisations in 70+ countries. Rehabilitation & justice for victims, prevention. A variety of publications available for download, from academic studies on the use of specific torture methods to forensic training to campaign materials, including a guide for NGOs on how to use the UPR to influence governments.
Based in Denmark, offices in Brussels & Geneva.
Brotherhood of St Laurence (Anglican Church) social justice organisation. Provides assistance to refugees: family support, employment training, tutoring for children, research, advocacy.
Sydney-based grassroots activist/campaigning organisation. Rallies, marches, public education, civil disobedience. A variety of fact sheets, posters and campaign materials can be downloaded from the site.