Lisa van Toor

Law Lecturer @MurdochUni ~ human rights, refugee & (crim)migration law | lawyer. all views (brilliant or otherwise) = mine. she/her🌈

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

The non-citizens in the NZYQ group cannot be returned to their country of origin. But sending them to Nauru just pushes the issue onto a poorer country. @maryannekenny @Lisa_vanToor @MurdochUni https://t.co/LzHYeKImEF

[Lisa van Toor @Lisa_vanToor]

@maryannekenny and I have written a commentary unpacking the Australian government's new deal to send over 350 non-citizens from the NZYQ cohort to Nauru and the proposed laws to remove the requirement for procedural fairness of these decisions.
https://t.co/Q62l77GXbw

[UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre]

By sending non-visa holders to #Nauru, Australia is shifting its responsibilities, write @Lisa_vanToor and @maryannekenny today
https://t.co/ovqy4hYhT8 via @ConversationEDU

[UNSW Kaldor Centre @KaldorCentre]

Australia is deporting 3 non-citizens from the ‘NZYQ’ group to Nauru. What could it do instead?
By @maryannekenny + our new PhD candidate @Lisa_vanToor
https://t.co/3G2I24ZmYH via @ConversationEDU

[Mary Anne Kenny @maryannekenny]

A short commentary written together with @Lisa_vanToor on the recent announcement to send 3 people from the NZYQ group to Nauru https://t.co/FZigRZ8H3l via @ConversationEDU @MurdochUni @MUniResearch

[Anna @annactalbot]

#ASF17 handed down today, here are a few thoughts: there were two judgments, one by 6 judges, and one by Edelman alone. They all agreed that ASF17's claim to be released from immigration detention should be dismissed, but Edelman J's reasons were very nuanced

[Lisa van Toor @Lisa_vanToor]

This is causing significant harm to an already grieving community. As ⁦@DavidShoebridge⁩ said: “It is beyond cruel to deny people fleeing the onslaught in Gaza the possibility of safety because they might be unable to return to their homes.” https://t.co/27o7kPg9ys

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

The ICJ has yet to fully examine the merits of the South Africa v Israel case but has recognised the plausibility that Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza. The Court has recommended several provisional measures that have not been acted upon (and openly violated) by Israel and influential members of the international community.

I did investigate the merits and my conclusion is that Israel has committed acts of genocide in Gaza, and tried to justify its genocidal logic as IHL compliant.

https://t.co/p8PqtYD3wU

[Mary Anne Kenny @maryannekenny]

Freed immigration detainee sues Australian government for damages for alleged false imprisonment https://t.co/vZuSVkBuvN

[CIJ_ICJ @CIJ_ICJ]

PRESS RELEASE: #SouthAfrica institutes proceedings against #Israel and asks the #ICJ to indicate provisional measures
https://t.co/WedDXvtBD4

[Mary Anne Kenny @maryannekenny]

Thank you @ZakiHaidariAU for a very moving talk to students studying refugee law @MurdochUni human rights program. He gave a moving first hand of #refugee experience and about the work of @amnestyOz on refugees and what we can all do to uphold refugee rights

[Filippo Grandi @FilippoGrandi]

The new migration bill passed by the UK Parliament violates the country’s international human rights and refugee law obligations.

High Commissioner for Human Rights @volker_turk and I share grave concerns in this respect.

Here is our joint statement👇🏻
https://t.co/ZI8WTgI84Z

[Abdul Aziz Adam @Abdulaziz_Ada]

Thanks to @MurdochUni for having me as guest speaker especially two days away from the 10th anniversary of 19 of July offshore detention police. 🙏🙏🙏

[Mary Anne Kenny @maryannekenny]

.@MurdochUni human rights program - students so privileged to hear from
human rights activist @Abdulaziz_Ada today about his #refugee journey from Sudan to Australia, Manus, PNG. Now resident in Switzerland.

[Mary Anne Kenny @maryannekenny]

Explainer: High Court ruling in immigration case could impact hundreds of visa decisions since 2016 https://t.co/iSZQ1WBBx0 via @ConversationEDU

[Mary Anne Kenny @maryannekenny]

The announcement for permanency includes $9.4 million for legal centres to provide advice and assistance to people on TPVs & SHEVs. Thank you @andrewjgiles for recognising the important role of CLCs, lawyers and migration agents to work together with refugees to end limbo

[Lisa van Toor @Lisa_vanToor]

“It makes no sense — economically or socially — to keep them in limbo.” https://t.co/4feNWyKcwE

[Jana Favero 🇮🇹⚽️ @janafavero]

A moral and financial black hole.

“At the current rate – based on 65 people – it is costing Australian taxpayers more than $2.1m each year to hold a single person on the island.”

US operator accused of ‘gross negligence’ wins $420m Nauru contract https://t.co/wvBk5EhOc4

[Human Rights for All @HumanRights4A]

Waiting for confirmation and hoping this brings some certainty for all 31000.
https://t.co/apqDns1Jnd

[Julia Zemiro @julia_zemiro]

I stand with Brittany Higgins.
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