CANBERRA, Australia (UNHCR) - A field of hearts, each containing a personal message in support of refugees, was planted in front of Parliament House in Canberra on World Refugee Day on June 20. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A fiery and emotional debate is raging right now on whether to allow Syrian refugees into the United States after the terror attacks in Paris ...

Over the last two decades, Australia has made a name for itself by pursuing barbaric policies towards refugees and asylum seekers arriving by sea. Priding these moves as noble and humanitarian, ...

Mary Anne Kenny is a member of the Migration Institute of Australia and the Law Council of Australia and an affiliate of the UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law. She was on the ...

Australia can help solve a complex and growing challenge without spending vast sums harming people to deter others, the Human Rights Commission president says.

This NGO statement is delivered on behalf of ICVA and is the result of a consultation with a wide range of NGOs. While it cannot reflect all of the views of the many different NGOs represented here, ...

Had the engine not cut out just beyond Indonesian waters, Ali Reza and 60 others aboard the packed boat that launched its way south three months ago might now be safely housed on Australian territory.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney Philippa Specker receives funding from an MQ: Transforming Mental Health Postdoctoral ...

A charter plane carrying 59 white South Africans made international headlines when it landed near Washington on Monday. The new arrivals at Dulles International Airport weren’t holidaymakers. Instead, ...