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Australia/PNG: Shooting incident at Manus Island centre exemplifies the failure of offshore processing

14 April 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

UNHCR to endorse Australia-United States relocations as "offshore processing" arrangements fail refugees

13 November 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Refugees need and deserve protection and respect

31 October 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Australia: Official documents reveal serious incidents of abuse in Queensland juvenile detention centres

18 August 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Australia/PNG: Closure of Manus Island detention only first step to ending offshore nightmare for refugees

17 August 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Australia and Nauru must end offshore detention; investigate claims of abuse – UN rights office

12 August 2016 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

UNHCR: Immediate solutions needed for Nauru

10 August 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UNHCR calls for immediate movement of refugees and asylum-seekers to humane conditions

2 May 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

Detaining asylum seekers and refugees in offshore detention centres subject to international obligations, despite High Court decision

5 February 2016 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country News

UN human rights office raises concerns about sexual assault allegations by asylum-seekers in Nauru

27 October 2015 | Publisher: UN News Service | Document type: Country News

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