Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 13:02

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a "draconian" policy to send asylum-seekers to Pacific island camps, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 11:57

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a "draconian" policy to send asylum-seekers to Pacific island camps, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

Six Cuban asylum-seekers stuck at Bogota airport

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:34

Colombia refused to entertain asylum applications from six Cubans who have been stuck in the transit area of Bogota`s international airport since New Year`s Day after a failed attempt to enter Ecuador.

Asylum seekers allege mistreatment by Australian navy

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:01

Asylum seekers trying to reach Australia claimed Wednesday that members of the Australian navy subjected them to verbal and physical mistreatment as their boat was towed back to Indonesia.

Australia to buy lifeboats to return asylum-seekers: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 12:54

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said “all steps necessary” will be taken to halt boat-people amid reports that Canberra is planning to buy 16 lifeboats to ferry them back to asylum.

More than 30,000 African asylum seekers protest in Israel

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 15:57

More than 30,000 African asylum seekers who entered Israel illegally protested in Tel Aviv on Sunday, in the biggest rally ever staged by migrants in the Jewish state.

UN warns of asylum-seeker mistreatment in Bulgaria

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:06

European countries must stop returning asylum seekers to Bulgaria due to risks of "degrading" mistreatment there, the UN refugee agency said Friday, as Sofia struggles with an influx from war-torn Syria.

Brazil will not grant asylum to Edward Snowden: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 06:21

Brazil has no plans to grant asylum to Edward Snowden even after the former US National Security Agency contractor offered on Tuesday to help investigate revelations of spying on Brazilians and their president, a local newspaper reported.

Snowden would help Brazil if given asylum: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 16:43

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wrote in "an open letter to the Brazilian people" that he would be willing to help Brazil`s government investigate US spying on its soil, but that he could do so only if granted political asylum.

Snowden hopes leaks will improve transparency: Time

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 23:06

Former US national security contractor Edward Snowden hopes his leaks of classified documents will lead to greater transparency by governments.

Australia gifts Sri Lanka boats to tackle asylum-seekers

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 20:47

Australia on Sunday said it would give Sri Lanka two patrol boats to tackle people-smuggling operations in the Indian Ocean, hoping they can detect vessels before they leave the Asian nation`s waters.

Legless cyclist rides for US asylum seekers

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 16:07

Carlos Gutierrez passed out as the large blade cut through his legs, punishment for his refusal to pay a Mexican gang extortion fees from his successful catering business.