Spotlight is on Nauru ahead of the Pacific Island Forum this week and escalating reports about the critical medical condition of children. A new report by the Refugee Council of Australia and the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre details incidents of trauma and the appalling conditions that people must live through every day. They report that depression, anxiety, short-term memory loss, …
Why Australia has a duty of care to asylum seekers on Manus and Nauru
The Australian government has long argued that it doesn’t have a duty of care to refugees on Manus Island and Nauru, because they’re held off Australia’s shores. And yet there are situations where this happens all the time: Australia maintains a duty of care to diplomats and soldiers abroad, even though they are also ‘offshore’. Many people ask us how …
‘Crisis point’: New York Times reports on children’s mental health on Nauru
A seventh child will be brought to Australia from Nauru for medical care, following legal pressure. The National Justice Project represented the girl at a federal court hearing on Wednesday. She is one of a number of refugee children with worsening mental health issues, who are seeking medical treatment in Australia. George Newhouse, principal lawyer for the National Justice Project, …
NJP Court Action ensures that a Sick Child is brought to Australia for Medical Care
ABC Insiders considered the case of a sick child that who has been transported to Australia for Medical Care as a result of legal action brought by the National Justice Project
Asylum Seekers to keep Mobile Phones in Detention thanks to the National Justice Project
You can see George Newhouse speaking to ABC TV News 24 about the Mobile Phone case below
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