We were exiled from Christmas Island Australia exactly 10 years ago and today after 10 years one of my Manus friends going to Canada to be free and start this life. Wishing him all the very best and a bright future ahead. I hope Canada will welcome and treat him as a human being.

The City2Surf is in less than three weeks' time! Help us cheer on team RACS Runners as they take on the 14km for refugee rights🏃‍♀️🕊️ ✨ Support us on our team page here! loom.ly/Mpu9Amc #RefugeeRights #JusticeForRefugees #City2Surf

Home. In any language. Every refugee. Deserves one.

It’s so powerful to have our refugee sector standing together today at Parliament House, with numerous lived experience leaders speaking too, on the need for urgent reform from ending indefinite detention, overhaul of our broken legal system to the need for a universal safety net

Strong representation from across the #refugee sector in Australia, briefing independent MPs and Senators in Parliament yesterday on reforming Australia’s asylum policy ⁦Kylea Tink⁩ ⁦David Pocock⁩ ⁦Amnesty International Australia 🕯⁩

To all those who welcome and support refugees around the world, Thank you! 💙

Much welcomed progress announced by Andrew Giles MP 👍🏻👍🏻 An increase to the humanitarian intake is long overdue & I’m heartened to see the community heard. This will bring enormous relief to thousands of ppl. It’s just the start of what we can offer to those displaced in our 🌎

It's the only country in the world to deny girls an education. So these Australian Afghans are taking matters to their own hands - armed with laptops, they're educating them in secret, underground schools. sbs.com.au/news/article/h…

People become refugees not by choice but by circumstance.

*Calling all Melbourne Law School students!* Interested in applying for #Stateless Legal Clinic for 2024? Join an info session this wk - TODAY (Mon 14/8) 1pm online WED (16/8) 1pm in person (room 223) Come along & learn about how you can make a positive difference! Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness

"We ask the world not to abandon us but to help us regain our rights." A plea from an Afghan law student deprived of a life outside the home, because she is a woman. A special SBS News report on underground schools, as Afghanistan marks two years under Taliban rule.

It's been nearly two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The country has largely disappeared from the media, but it remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.

Refugees are individuals forced into their situations by circumstances beyond their control. Nobody becomes a refugee by choice.

Footage of #NSWPolice brutally dropping a First Nations man who was experiencing a seizure this week shows how important a phone #camera can be during police interactions.📹👮 Download the #CopWatch app: copwatch.org.au

Humanitarians are everyday heroes. Together, they deliver life-saving assistance to those in need, #NoMatterWhat.

Do you believe in renters’ rights, and have the strategy and governance nous to be on our board? If so, you’re in luck! Tenants Victoria is looking for new board members. More info here: ethicaljobs.com.au/members/tenant…

No one should fear being who they are. Seeking asylum is a human right.

People become refugees not by choice but by circumstance.