Human rights overboard : seeking asylum in Australia / Linda Briskman, Susie Latham, Chris Goddard.
Human rights overboard : seeking asylum in Australia / Linda Briskman, Susie Latham, Chris Goddard.
Human rights overboard : seeking asylum in Australia / Linda Briskman, Susie Latham, Chris Goddard.
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Publisher
Melbourne : Scribe Publishing, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
323.63109/3 , G 2014/425
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Language
English
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Physical content
448 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Journey into detention -- Pt. 2. Processing of refugee claims -- Flaws in the refugee determination process -- Psychological effects of the process -- 'Pacific solution' -- Pt. 3. Detention -- Physical conditions -- Mental health conditions -- Violence and self-harm -- Assaults -- Children --...
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Publisher
Melbourne : Scribe Publishing, 2008.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"In 2005, in the wake of the Cornelia Rau scandal, a citizen's inquiry was established to bear witness to events in Australian immigration-detention facilities. Until then, the federal government had refused to conduct a broad-ranging investigation into immigration detention in Australia, and the operations within detention centres had been largely...
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Human rights overboard : seeking asylum in Australia / Linda Briskman, Susie Latham, Chris Goddard.
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Includes bibliographical references.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N323.63109/5.
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323.63109/3 , G 2014/425
Record Identifier
74VMQe3AWQDO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQe3AWQDO
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ISBN
9781921372407 (pbk.)
DDC
323.6310994
MMS ID
991000627729702626
