In closed hearing, lawyer Alison Battisson says Australia has a ‘terrifying’ record of detaining people unlawfully for indefinite periodsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian human rights lawyer and a former long-term immigration detainee have given private testimony to the United Nations on Australia’s detention and consular practices, condemning successive governments for “criminalising immigration” and alleging inadequate support for victims of hostage diplomacy.Lawyer Alison Battisson, from charitable law firm Human Rights for All, and former detainee Said Imasi addressed the United Nations Working Group on Arbritrary Detention in Geneva this week, in special closed sessions marking the group’s 30th anniversary.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor
Publish date : 2024-11-16 19:00:51
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Australia operates ‘immigration prisons’, human rights lawyer tells UN
