While Australia is not the only country to detain unauthorised arrivals‚ it is the only country to mandatory detain children. (Keks‚ 2013) This movement is widely criticised by rights groups and the UN. A church group even describe it as "state-sanctioned child abuse". They treat children and other asylum seekers in the same way. Children are facing the long processing time without adequate access to schooling and other special services. They are held in some closed detention facilities or detention
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of immigration from neighbouring southeast Asian countries‚ Australia’s policies regarding the topic of asylum seekers are not nearly up to par with other countries. Australia‚ generally‚ treats the people who seek refuge in the country very poorly in comparison to other nations. It is important to note that seeking asylum is not‚ in fact‚ illegal. Human beings have the right to seek asylum in the event of political strife or fear of unjust persecution; this is outlined in the agreement set out
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Over the last five years asylum seeker numbers‚ which include families with children‚ have been on the rise in Australia. The Australian Human Rights Commission [AHRC] (2014‚ p. 29) claims that Australia breaches International Human Rights Law‚ due to factors such as regional processing‚ lack of proper resources and mandatory detention with no set duration. The current management of asylum seekers in detention may be having a detrimental impact on children physically‚ emotionally and mentally. Australian
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allow asylum seekers to be sent to Papua New Guinea and Nauru to undergo offshore processing. This decision has caused a lot of commotion‚ since other people think that onshore processing is the more correct way of dealing with asylum seekers. Asylum seekers have always existed‚ ever since there have been disputes and wars‚ but now there are many interchanging issues coming from the influx of them invading into many western countries‚ including Australia. The accepting of asylum seekers is a struggle
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Cooper‚ Professor of International Human Rights here at Melbourne University. Today‚ I will provide you with valuable facts and knowledge on why the laws regarding mandatory detention of asylum seekers should be modified to give these innocent human beings what they deserve...the opportunity to belong. These asylum seekers have fled their war torn countries in order to escape death. They then spend countless months on a substandard ship with the bare minimum of food to survive on each day. Finally after
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Australia’s treatment of Asylum Seekers has become a disgrace‚ from our violation of our international treaties‚ mandatory detention centre and violation of basic human rights. We have changed from a country which bases its ideal on democracy‚ freedom and justice to that of a country that refuses to accept refugees on the ground of humanitarian. The Australia Government should treat asylum seekers with greater respect‚ one will guarantee them life‚ liberty and values. The universal declaration
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view that allowing asylum seekers into our country is as Tony Abbott puts so bluntly‚ "misguided altruism." In reality‚ it is not our kindness that is misguided‚ but our perspective which has also become increasingly narrow and one-sided. Right now‚ all we are doing is reciprocating the overblown arguments of politicians with an attitude that is both uncompromising and selfish. We hold the mistaken belief that the interests of our country can only be protected if Australia is safeguarded and
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Asylum seekers have been escaping their hostile countries for decades now‚ but where are they fleeing to? Not to Australia. With the Australian government forcing asylum seekers to Thailand and other foreign countries‚ it is lessening the number we‚ as Australians‚ have to "deal with"‚ at least that is the government’s plan. Many Australians believe that asylum seekers and refugees don’t deserve to come here to Australia‚ however if those Australians were to be forced to flee Australia due to war
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Should Allow Asylum Seekers Into Our Country Allowing asylums into our country is one of the most controversial topics spoken about through Australia. Rick Morton‚ a Social Affairs Writer for the Australian‚ wrote an article named‚ ’10 Things You Need To Understand About Asylum Seekers’‚ I will not be going through all of these points however I will be talking about most. Although he is quite a comedic journalist‚ he does prove a valid point about why every negative thought towards asylums can be reversed
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This is a scenario faced by thousands of people every year who are classed as asylum seekers. Brindha‚ the 9 year old Tamil asylum seeker who on a crowded boat off the Indonesian coast‚ made a heartbreaking plea to Australian journalists to please save them‚ the prime minister delivered a cold reply: “I make absolutely no apology whatsoever for taking a hard line on illegal immigration to Australia.” The 253 asylum seekers – not illegal immigrants – on that boat had sacrificed everything they had
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