Media Releases

2005

• Enough is enough - a time to review immigration detention (12 May 2005)
• HREOC welcomes independent inquiry into circumstances surrounding Ms Rau's detention (7 February 2005)

2004

• A day to celebrate refugees' contribution to Australia (27 August 2004)
• Human Rights Commission urges Immigration Department to Fastrack Processing of TPV holders in assessing eligibility for mainstream migration visas (14th July 2004)
• Not one child should remain in detention, says Human Rights Commissioner ( 6 July 2004)
• Show refugees compassion and understanding (20 June 2004)
• Giving children a voice is in the 'best interests of the child' (2 March 2004)
• HREOC intervenes in challenge to immigration detention of children (3 February 2004)

2003

• Children in Immigration Detention Inquiry - Public Hearing (18 September 2003)
• Call for immediate release of children from immigration detention (20 June 2003)

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2002

• Media Alert - Public Hearing: Children in Immigration Detention (29 November 2002)
• A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner (22 October 2002)
• Education of detained asylum seeker children and young people at State Government schools (26 September 2002)
• Artwork - Children in Detention (23 September 2002)
• Confidential directions hearing for the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (11 September 2002)
• National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Sydney Public Hearings Deferred (2 September 2002)
• Evidence by former ACM staff to National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (27 August 2002)
• Revised dates for Sydney Public Hearings for the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (15 August 2002)
• Public Hearings for the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention to be held in Brisbane (31 July 2002)
• Legal submissions to Inquiry now available (20 June 2002)
• National Inquiry to visit Western Australia (6 June 2002)
• Children in Immigration Detention - National Inquiry begins Public Hearings (30 May 2002)
• Public Hearings for the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention to be held in Melbourne (27 March 2002)
• Literature review on the mental health and development of child refugees and asylum seekers (24 March 2002)
• Mental health of child asylum seekers in detention - Submissions released (23 March 2002)
• National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Education Submissions Available (16 May 2002)
• Confidentiality of Asylum Seeker Submissions (22 April 2002)
• Detention still no good for children (12 April 2002)
• National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Visit of Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission staff to Woomera IRPC (12 February 2002)
• National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (28 November 2001)