Hundreds rally in Canberra to support the rights of refugees

By Georgina Connery
Updated October 25 2014 - 7:23pm, first published 4:47pm
WALK FOR JUSTICE: Canberra Refugee Action Committee supporters walk to Parliament House to let refugees know they are welcome here.
 Photo: Jay Cronan
WALK FOR JUSTICE: Canberra Refugee Action Committee supporters walk to Parliament House to let refugees know they are welcome here. Photo: Jay Cronan
SUNDAY RALLY: Supporters of refugees' rights march to Parliament House. Photo: Jay Cronan
SUNDAY RALLY: Supporters of refugees' rights march to Parliament House. Photo: Jay Cronan

Sweltering heat did not deter hundreds of demonstrators who rallied in support of refugee rights on Saturday as part of the co-ordinated Walk Together 2014 campaign.