Refugees in Australia

Ranjini is one of a number of refugees now facing a lifetime in detention. Letters for Ranjini is a public awareness campaign; the aim is just and humane treatment for refugees and asylum seekers, and particularly an end to indefinite detention.

International human rights research & advocacy organisation, based in London. Reports available for download from the site. Funded by some governments, charitable trusts and foundations, and individual donations.

Canadian non-profit providing support for torture survivors, primarily refugees. Publications, essays, guides for supporters, background information.

Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by the U.S. Department of State.

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.

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.

The short answer is no. If you want the long answer, it's all here.

Instapaper of Humanitarian Research Partners. News relating to refugees and asylum seekers.

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.

Campaign to allow asylum seekers who are living in the community on bridging visas the right to work (Article 23 of the UDHR).

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.

NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors Sydney-based NSW service for refugee survivors of torture and trauma (FASSTT member). Counselling, physiotherapy, group work and community building; training for mainstream service providers; lobbying and advocacy, research. Library available for use by appointment. Supported by federal and 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.

Social justice, focusing on Indigenous Australians and refugees/asylum seekers. Research, community education, advocacy, support. A number of reports available from the site, including "Deported to Danger", which investigates outcomes for asylum seekers deported by Australia. Volunteering opportunities. Catholic Church (Christian Brothers?) organsation.