And 69 per cent are in neighbouring countries or places close to the country they have fled. What's the difference between asylum seekers and refugees? There’s often confusion around what asylum ...

That’s why, each year, millions of people leave home in search of a safer, better tomorrow. Asylum seekers, migrants, immigrants and refugees are all terms used to describe people on the move, ...

The number of people offering homes for refugees from the war in Ukraine has fallen in the county. The BBC looks at how the barge for asylum seekers affected people in Weymouth and Portland.

An Iranian asylum seeker, recognized as a refugee in 2017, was detained in Nauru until 2018. She was transferred to Australia for medical reasons, but remained in detention. Victims filed ...

In two landmark decisions, the UN Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia remained responsible ... today about two cases involving refugees and asylum seekers who have endured prolonged ...

Australia violated ... intent on outsourcing asylum processing. The UN Human Rights Committee published decisions in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of ...

The United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Australia violated two provisions of the human rights treaty in cases involving 24 refugees and asylum seekers, including minors, who were ...

Australia violated the human rights of asylum seekers by detaining them on the remote Pacific island of Nauru, a UN panel has ruled, asking the country to pay compensation. The United Nations ...

Migrants are people who make a conscious decision to leave their countries to seek a better life elsewhere. Learn more about the difference between refugees, migrants, immigrants and asylum-seekers.