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Australia's Indefinite Detention under Scrutiny

Australia's Indefinite Detention under Scrutiny

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Nov 10, 2011
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Australia's policy of indefinite mandatory detention of asylum-seekers is under renewed scrutiny after the recent suicide of a Sri Lankan refugee.

Under Australian law, any asylum-seeker arriving in the country without a visa can be detained indefinitely. More than 3,000 boat people are now in detention in eight high security immigration detention center…

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