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http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmlNOTES ON HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES HELD IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES AND LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY
available as a download from this site. (.pdf file 337KB)
These notes are designed to give some idea of health and mental health issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees held in immigration detention centres and living in the community. They constitute a survey and review of some of the studies and reports touching on this subject. It was originally prepared as a briefing note for the Federal Shadow Minister for Immigration by Rosemary Nairn of the Refugee Action Committee.
Leaflet for World Refugee Day 2006 (30kb .pdf file) [right click and "save as"]
For World Refugee Day June 18th 2005:
Download the two flyers.
As graphics: "Show Compassion" 82Kbs and "World Refugee Day in Canberra" (74KB)
Or as a 566KB Word 2002 document with both leaflets on one page. Set up to print or change to what you need.
A leaflet on the ACT Refugee Action Committee (April 2005) (47KB)
For April 2005: leaflet for Forum of April 28th 2005 about Mental Health and Refugee Detention. leaflet (2 per A4 page) a pdf file (93Kbs) or as a Word document (216KB) and poster (A4) (87KB pdf)
Download petition: Australian Law must uphold Human Rights.
Leaflets and fact sheets
This is a list of information available for download from this site. It includes the leaflets, facts sheets and other publicity material we hand out at our information stalls, as well as petitions.
You might like to print the odd copy to put on notice boards at work, club, church etc. You might also like to send some or all of them to friends, relations, or workmates.
Deportations | General information and appeals | Petitions
Deportations
Who can help this young man now? Forced Deportation into the Hands of Terrorists. Turned down by the Refugee Tribunal, after three years in Baxter he was finally able to get documents proving he was on the terrorists' death list back home in Algeria. Before he was able to present these to the Minister he was deported. Over 7,000 people have "just disappeared" in Algeria in the last decade.(RAC leaflet) Word 28 kb
TPVs, Detention and the journey to Afghanistan - leaflet for Marion Le's talk in November 2003. Contains the story of Marion's trip to a remote corner of Afghanistan seeking evidence to help an asylum seeker family plead their case to the refugee tribunal.
Letter to the Australian People from Iranian asylum seekers (Baxter, Aug 2003). "How can we show you we are not bad people? -- We are real human beings -- We are all very frightened -- We need your help in this terrible situation. Please help us and stop this deportation of us.We beg you from our heart." Word, 27 kb
Howard Government Deports Iranian Asylum Seekers - Are Iranian asylum seekers being traded for economic deals with a regime infamous for human rights abuses? Word, 53 kb
The Baktiyari family are Afghani and persecuted. They face imminent deportation. Mr Ruddock has vilified this family. They have not been given justice ...
the family were deported at Christmastime in 2004Child taken from parent. A seven-year-old Iranian girl who had been caged for over 2 years in Curtin and Baxter was suddenly removed and flown to Iran in a covert operation on Wednesday evening, 23 July..She was not even allowed to say goodbye to the sole carer - her father
Death by deportation? - "Stop forced deportations. As you read this, asylum seekers in Australia's refugee prisons are on a countdown to deportation. The Howard Government has announced that every Iranian who is currently held in detention will be deported back to Iran by the end of May." (RAC leaflet) Word 32kb
Compassion Please - "Stop forced deportations. As you read this, asylum seekers in Australia's refugee prisons are on a countdown to deportation. The Howard Government has announced that every Iranian who is currently held in detention will be deported back to Iran within 28 days." (RAC leaflet) Word 33 kb
Nader's Story - deported to Iran in June last year and not heard of since. (RAC leaflet) Word 31 kb
Death in Detention - Quoc Kinh Phung was a permanent resident of Australia. He arrived here more than 25 years ago, age 13, and had an Australian wife and two children. Threatened with deportation, he was incarcerated Maribyrnong detention centre, unable to be with his family, despite the fact that he was clearly dying of cancer. Article by Father Peter Nordern. (PDF 113 kb)
Extracts from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor's report on Human Rights Practices in Iran in 2002, compiled by Pamela Curr. "This report explains why we are fighting attempts by Howard and Ruddock to deport Iranian detainees." (Word 41 kb)
Returned Afghani Refugees Killed (RAC handout, Jan 03) Word 27kb
General information and appeals
Temporary Protection Visas - Is This a Fair Go? Greens NSW leaflet explains what TPVs are, how they deny refugee rights guaranteed under the 1951 Refugee Convention and place asylum seekers in a psychologically damaging state of constant uncertainty. (Word, 108 kb)
Trauma strikes the soul: an attempt to explore and understand the impact of the temporary protection visa on clients in New South Wales. by Pearl Fernandes, Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS), Sydney. (Word, 77 kb)
Save this young boy's sight - Most people in our detention prisons suffer severe trauma and psychological and physical illness and they do not get adequate medical treatment. Shahin's story is but one example of cruel neglect. We are pleased to report that after this case received publicity, Shahin and his family were moved to Maribyrnong, nearer to the specialist medical treatment he needs. See this news ...
Plea for Compassion - "Give permanent visas to those recognised genuine refugees who live here for three years and show they can make a valuable contribution to the Australian community. Maybe we can't save the millions who will be persecuted, tortured, imprisoned or die from malnutrition or war over the next year. But we can save the few thousands who came knocking on our door and asked us for help." (RAC handout, March 2003) Word 48 kb
How Australia treats Innocent People: Some Detainees' Accounts "There seems to be step up of the government campaign to break spirits and make conditions so bad that they will voluntarily choose to go home to likely death or persecution." (RAC handout, Feb 2003) Word 23 kb (also available as an ordinary webpage)
How to get involved in the Refugee campaign in Canberra (RAC handout) PDF 63 kb
Children in Australia's Detention Camps. There were still 318 children in detention at the beginning of 2003. "Even Minister Ruddock admits that less than half received schooling last year." Two stories. (RAC handout, March 2003.) Word 22 kb
Who is a refugee? - What the United Nations Convention says. Not "Genuine Refugees"? - Stories of "failed asylum seekers". (RAC handout) Word 42 kb
Something to Think About: Australia's Asylum seekers - (RAC handout, Nov 02) Word 30 kb
28 Assorted Facts - The Current Australian Response to the Starving and the Persecuted . (RAC handout, Nov 02) Word 32 kb
Debunking myths about asylum seekers (RAC factsheet) PDF 81 kb
The case for freeing the refugees; The myths about Australia's refugees; Inside Australia's concentration camps; Why people become refugees. (RAC factsheet) PDF 436 kb
Fires fact sheet - Behind the new year crisis in our immigration detention centres. (RAC factsheet, January 2003). PDF 162kb
Why the fires? (RAC leaflet, Jan 2003) Word 27kb
The SIEV X Dossier - Why did 353 asylum seekers die? Is the Australian Government involved? (RAC factsheet) PDF 139 kb
PETITIONS
Free the Refugees (Word)
Free the Refugees (PDF)
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