Australia is the only developed nation to have a policy of mandatory, non-reviewable detention of refugees arriving over its borders. Many countries detain people for a short period if they come without documentation but then release them into the community while they are being processed.
Some asylum seekers are incarcerated in Australian detention centres for years. It is widely believed that a system which leads to the prolonged and arbitrary imprisonment of people fleeing human rights violations in their own country is in violation of the Australian Government’s commitment to international human rights agreements.
Some asylum seekers are incarcerated in Australian detention centres for years. It is widely believed that a system which leads to the prolonged and arbitrary imprisonment of people fleeing human rights violations in their own country is in violation of the Australian Government’s commitment to international human rights agreements.
Joanna has always been a strong advocate of the imprisonment of refugees and their harsh treatment. On visiting Villawood detention Centre she described it as akin to a "luxury hotel".
Presumably the cyclone and razor wire fencing is to keep Australian citizens out lest they invade the joimt to partake of the luxury facilities.
