GENEVA/SYDNEY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A U.N. committee found that Australia ... a group of refugees, found that Australia had violated two provisions of the treaty: one on arbitrary detention and ...

Dozens of refugees who arrived in Australia by boat a decade ago and expected to resettle in the United States have been affected by the Trump Administration's freeze on refugee programs, an ...

The Australian Home Affairs Department said it has been the government's consistent position that Australia does not exercise ...

Refugees held by Australia in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have barricaded themselves inside a detention centre and launched legal action to fight its closure. Detainees, fearing for their safety after ...

The company that’s long run Australia’s immigration detention network has lost its contract, but not before building one of ...

US President Donald Trump is a vocal fan of Australia’s strict and controversial immigration laws that have for years ...

Human Rights Watch has released its annual review of human rights practices around the world... and the organisation's report ...

A UN committee finds Australia violated a human rights treaty by detaining a group of asylum seekers, including minors, on ...