Right of asylum
Policy report
Charting new waters: a progressive policy response to the Channel crossings
This report sets out an alternative approach to managing the recent surge in English Channel crossings. The report draws on IPPR’s engagement with a range of experts to define a progressive agenda for responding to the rise in small boats, including an online workshop in early 2023, to test and discuss different policy options.
Report
Safe start. Fair future.
The report addresses the key gaps in the current policy settings that discriminate against Convention Refugees and people seeking asylum.
Report
Together in safety: a report on the Australian government’s separation of families seeking safety
This report is a multi-disciplinary collaboration which highlights the Australian government’s intentional use of family separation against people who seek asylum. Calling on leading medical experts and international law specialists, this report shows that the Australian government’s tactic of separating families is not merely morally wrong, it is illegal - and violates Australia’s binding international...
Report
Please take me to a safe place
Amnesty International has for the first time carried out investigative field research on Aotearoa New Zealand soil. It follows a number of reports of the ill-treatment of people in prison, including people who’ve sought asylum. This report establishes that the New Zealand government has repeatedly violated the human rights of people seeking asylum.
Blog post
What next for the refugees and failed asylum seekers on Manus Island?
After five years, the Australian government practice of offshore processing of asylum seekers on Manus Island is about to finish.