Other Advocacy Websites (as of March 2026)

Amnesty International protects and empowers people – from abolishing the death penalty to protecting sexual and reproductive rights, and from combating discrimination to defending refugee rights. We speak out for anyone whose freedom and dignity are under threat.

The Asylum Seekers Centre provides practical and personal support for people seeking asylum living in the community.

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) is both a place and a movement. We are an independent not-for-profit organisation, whose programs support and empower people seeking asylum. As a movement, we mobilise and unite communities to create lasting social and policy change.

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights is an association of legal professionals active in practising and promoting awareness of international human rights standards in Australia.

Australian Refugee Action Network (ARAN) is a national alliance of refugee action and advocacy groups. See members page for listing of their member organisations.

The organisation provides a bridge for asylum seekers between their applications for protection and their Permanent Protection Visas.

Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum was formed to turns hearts and minds to compassion. We dream of an Australia that welcomes and respects people seeking asylum.

CRAG is based in Geelong, Victoria, CRAG advocates for refugee policies in Australia that are informed by the UN Refugee Convention and Protocol, and that are developed in partnership with our regional neighbours, to ensure the safety of vulnerable people seeking asylum.

The Edmund Rice Centre conducts a number of programs with four distinct characteristics – research, community education, advocacy and partnerships.

The House of Welcome exists to welcome, shelter and empower people seeking asylum and refugees regardless of their age, gender, sexuality, nationality or religion.

The Human Rights Council of Australia Inc is an organisation of people committed to promoting universal human rights for all without discrimination; in Australia, our region and the world.

Leading the promotion and protection of Human Rights in Australia. They have published a number of important reports most notably the Moss Review which looked at conditions on Nauru Detention Centre.

The Human Rights Law Centre protects and promotes human rights in Australia and in Australian activities overseas. We do this using an integrated strategic combination of legal action, advocacy, research and capacity building.

JRS undertakes services, accompaniment and advocacy at national, regional and international levels to ensure that refugees have full rights while in exile, and to strengthen the protection afforded to refugees, internally displaced people, people seeking asylum and other forcibly displaced people.

Julian Burnside is well known for his work as a barrister in Australia, as well as a human rights and refugee advocate, and author.

The Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at UNSW Sydney is the world’s first and only research centre dedicated to the study of international refugee law. They publish papers and books.

An independent group which has been working since 2001 to seek a just and fair Labor Party policy on refugees and people seeking asylum.

LWB provides a wide range of services across many different areas of need across Australian society. In terms of refugees and asylum seekers, it is one of only two national providors of Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS), delivering tailored, short-term support to people seeking asylum based on their individual needs.

The Refugee Action Coalition (Sydney) campaigns for the rights of refugees trying to seek asylum in Australia.

The core purpose of the RCOA is to promote the development of humane, lawful and constructive policies towards refugees and asylum seekers.

Refugee Advice and Casework Service is one of Australia’s leading refugee legal centres providing free, specialist legal assistance to people seeking asylum and refugees seeking to reunite with their families.

Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR), is an informal network of regional and rural groups supporting and advocating for refugees and people seeking asylum.

This site contains information about the sinking of SIEVX as well as information about the SIEVX memorial opened in Canberra in September 2007.

This organisation exists to engage everyday Australians in the task for cultivating a culture of welcome in our nation.