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"The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia breached
international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in
immigration detention in Nauru.
The committee found the asylum seekers were subject to prison-like conditions,
potentially indefinitely, and without knowing what was going to happen to them
in the future. This, the committee found, was in breach of their human rights.
It also found that although the “cruel and degrading” treatment happened in
Nauru, Australia was responsible. This was because Australia was in “effective
control” of the detention facilities and authorised the transfer and detention
of the asylum seekers.
Human rights advocates have been making these points for many years, but they
often go unheard by governments of all persuasions. Will this ruling in the UN
be any different?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
