Australia Passes Harsh New Anti-Migration Laws

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Activists gather in Brisbane's ANZAC Square to protest the indefinite detention of refugees and asylum seekers in Australian-run and funded facilities on the mainland and on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island, January 19, 2022. © 2022 Joshua Prieto/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo On Thursday night, the Australian government passed new laws that expand the country’s offshore detention regime, further evade international obligations, and allow officials to pursue prison terms for people who resist deportation, including asylum seekers. These laws undermine the core…

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