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Refugee author Behrouz Boochani leaves ‘island prison’ for New Zealand

November 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker who wrote a book via Whatsapp from inside a detention centre has finally left the island where he was held for six years by Australia. Behrouz Boochani, an Iranian Kurd, arrived in […]

Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court approves asylum curbs

September 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has allowed the government to severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum. The policy bars people arriving at the US southern border from seeking protection if they failed to […]

US migrant caravan: Trump’s asylum ban halted by judge

November 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US federal judge has blocked an order issued by President Trump to deny asylum to migrants crossing the southern US border illegally. US District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the temporary restraining […]

Child asylum seekers from Jungle camp launch legal bid

December 29, 2016 zoshinuk 0

UK – Dozens of child asylum seekers formerly from the Jungle camp in Calais have launched a legal challenge to Home Secretary Amber Rudd. Lawyers say 28 of them want written reasons for the determination […]

Australia rejects Amnesty’s torture claim on Nauru

October 18, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Australia has been repeatedly criticised for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers. It says the policy is necessary to discourage people risking their lives at sea to reach Australian territory. Australian asylum seekers […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]