On the 14 March 2014 the Australian Human Rights Commission held its first public hearing to receive evidence about the conditions faced by children in immigration detention.
IOM has announced that at the request of three of its Member States - Cambodia, Nauru and Australia – it will develop a program aimed at facilitating the relocation and integration of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia.
Australian Catholic Bishops Delegate for Refugees regarding the High Court's decision on offshore processing.
In response to the High Court decision regarding offshore processing, Bishop Vincenet Long ofm conv released the following media statement.
Fr Maurizio Pettena CS - National Director ACMRO
Dear Friends,
I would like to take this opportunity to express my hope that you all had a blessed Christmas and New Year.
By Fr Maurizio Pettena cs
ACMRO National Director
In the current debate on how to stop boat arrivals, the question to consider is how should Australia respond?
The Moss review - a report relating to recent allegations of conditions and circumstances at the regional processing centre in Nauru was released last week Friday. Some of the findings in the review highlight incidents of rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment.
At the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference plenary meetings earlier this month, Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen was elected Bishop Delegate to the ACMRO. Bishop Long is an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Melbourne.
"In Pursuit of Solutions"
On 23-24 November the ACMRO was invited to attend the UNHCR Annual NGO Consultation. The theme for the meetings was 'In Pursuit of Solutions'.
14-15 October 2015
Directors and Episcopal Vicars for Migration from Diocesan and Archdiocesan Catholic Immigration Offices gathered in Canberra on 14-15 October for the second of its annual meetings.
The title of the 2015-2016 Social Justice Statement has been taken from the second verse of the National Anthem. In this Social Justice Statement, Australia’s Bishops ask us to re-examine our responses to refugees and asylum seekers.
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