Community detention in Australia: a more humane way forward

Journal article

Moved by the plight of vulnerable asylum-seeking minors being held in detention centres, a group of Australian advocates lobbied successfully for the implementation of community detention as a viable, humane alternative, giving asylum seekers an opportunity to engage in a more meaningful existence while awaiting the outcome of their asylum application

Authors: Stack, L; Pillai, S; Marshall, C

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
• Journal: Forced Migration Review
• Issue: 44
• Pages: 55-57
• Publication date: 2013-09-01
• ISSN: 1460-9819
• Keywords: FMR; asylum seekers; community detention; detention centres; Australia; detention
• Subjects: Forced migration