Nauru
A Detainee on Nauru Has Set Himself on Fire in Front of UN Officials
The 23-year-old Iranian detainee has barely survived what local police are calling a "political protest."
Australia's Offshore Asylum Seeker Detention Center Is Ruled Illegal
Australia's asylum policy and its detention centers in Papua New Guinea have been internationally criticized for being inhumane. Now PNG's Supreme Court says the center on Manus Island must close.
These Human Rights Films Take Us Inside Nauru, A School for Troubled Kids, and The Stanford Prison Experiment
This year's Human Rights Arts & Film Festival features "the documentary the Australian government doesn't want you to see" and more.
Nauru Tried Out an April Fools' Day Tweet, Got Told Off for Detaining Refugees
Apparently detaining asylum seekers on behalf of Australia negates a country's right to funny tweets.
We Asked Protesters About Anger at Melbourne’s ‘Let Them Stay’ Rally
Thousands gathered around Australia yesterday after the High Court ruled that indefinitely detaining refugees is A-OK.
Tragic: Australia's High Court Just Ruled Offshore Detention Legal
It's no surprise really. The Government changed the law before the case went to court.
Christmas Island Wants to Be More Than a Bin for Refugees
That, and they're sick of Australia controlling everything they do. Some residents are even pushing for secession.
The Women of Nauru: One Week Later
Last week we looked at all the ways we've failed female refugees. This week the situation is even worse.
Australia's Mistreatment of a Pregnant, Allegedly Raped Refugee
The case of a 23-year-old Somali refugee named Abyan, who became pregnant after she was allegedly raped by an unknown assailant on Nauru, should be extremely concerning for Australians.
Australians in Uproar After Refugee Was Raped, Then Denied an Abortion
Twenty-three-year-old Somali refugee Abyan was raped in an Australian offshore detention center. Now women's rights activists claim that the government doesn't want to give her an abortion.
Everything We Know About the Pregnant Asylum Seeker Returned to Nauru
Did the government block a rape victim's termination out of fear she'd use the situation to stay in Australia?
The Number of Ways in Which Australia Has Failed Female Refugees Is Staggering
We need to decide if we're actually going to do something about systemic violence against women, or just act like it.