Australia: Abusive Refugee, Migration Policies Expand

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Refugee Action Campaign protest outside Australia’s Parliament House marking the 12-year anniversary of the Australian government reestablishing offshore detention and processing, Canberra, July 19, 2025. © 2025 Refugee Action Campaign Canberra The Australian government expanded its abusive refugee and migrant policies in 2025, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026.Despite 2025 election pledges to uphold international refugee law, the government initiated a plan to deport refugees and migrants it labels “noncitizens” to the Pacific…

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