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“When I was on the boat I never thought I would survive, but countless times while I was in detention I wondered why I didn?t die”. 26/02/2016

by Rise | Feb 26, 2016 | eX-detainee Opinion Pieces

“When I was on the boat I never thought I would survive, but countless times while I was in detention I wondered why I didn?t die” by Ramesh Fernandez, Founder of RISE, Ex-detainee and Refugee People might think that coming to Australia by boat is a...

Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia by Refugees, Asylum seekers and ex-detainees at RISE : 23/02/2016

by Rise | Feb 23, 2016 | Current Affairs

Dear Prime Minister Turnbull Re: reports of 14 Broadspectrum guards (13 male) entering Tent and strip searching Asylum seeker women incarcerated in Nauru RISE: Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees is the first Refugee and asylum seeker welfare and advocacy...

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