Community detention in Australia: a more humane way forward

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• detention
• immigration detention
• detention alternatives
• Australia
• community detention
• child detention
• migrant minors
• migrant rights
• immigration advocacy
• asylum
• asylum seekers
• refugees