Refugees Need Protection From Coronavirus Too, And Must Be Released
Editor(s):
Publication Date:
24 April 2020
Publisher:
THE CONVERSATION
Publication Language:
EN
Appearing in:
THE CONVERSATION
Copyright Year:
2020
Copyright Holder:
THE CONVERSATION
Abstract:
Pressure is growing to release people from immigration detention, with lawyers from Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre mounting a court case on behalf of a refugee seeking protection from COVID-19. They argue the federal government has a duty of care to refugees, which cannot be met in immigration detention due to the crowded conditions there.
This test case illustrates the urgency of the need to release people from detention.
Keywords:
Asylum seekers, Coronavirus, Immigration detention, Social distancing
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