Operation #NotForgotten was developed in 2019 as a community-led response to provide private sponsorship to Canada for refugees who have been caught in Australia’s offshore processing regime and are stuck in Papua New...
Operation #NotForgotten
Australians and Canadians are working together to provide a lifeline for refugees who have been suffering since 2013 because of Australia’s offshore detention policy. Operation #NotForgotten is a community-led response to provide private sponsorship to Canada for refugees who were detained on Manus Island and Nauru and have been left with no viable resettlement option.
Sponsorship applications have already been lodged for 150 refugees in offshore processing and 96 separated family members (246 people in all). Dozens more applications are ready to go as soon as more funds are raised.
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Submission on the Migration Amendment (Evacuation To Safety) Bill 2023
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