According to Article 14 of the United Nations declaration of Human Rights (UNGA, 1948) ‘everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution’. So why doesn’t the word ‘everyone’ really mean what It is supposed to? The following text will demonstrate the international and domestic laws based on the establishment of Refugee detention centres. With the first immigration detention centre opening in 1966 in Melbourne, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding this topic. Detention camps were opened in order to have placement of people entering Australia, without valid visa’s or documentation to basically, be imprisoned. Through the years this has received much attention from the media and civilians, with various opinions on the topic. In 2001, the first offshore detention centre was opened in Nauru. There were just as many supporting this as there was objecting to this idea, but the Prime Minister of the time was in favour for this idea and proceeded with sending refugee’s and asylum seekers to the island.
To begin with, I’d like to bring to your attention an ethical issue that arises from these camps. The reason these refugee’s and asylum seekers are leaving their country to begin with is to reach safety, and be in a place where they can receive adequate food, medicine and shelter. Would it be of …show more content…
Having these centres located offshore leaves the centres where the refugees would inhabit to Australians such as, victims of domestic violence or homeless citizens. Due to having inadequate medical attention in their homeland, many refugees will also carry diseases and illness which are sometimes spreadable to Australians and therefore this can have a negative affect our population or communities. But, just because we cannot see something that doesn’t mean that it isn’t there or that it isn’t a
To begin with, I’d like to bring to your attention an ethical issue that arises from these camps. The reason these refugee’s and asylum seekers are leaving their country to begin with is to reach safety, and be in a place where they can receive adequate food, medicine and shelter. Would it be of …show more content…
Having these centres located offshore leaves the centres where the refugees would inhabit to Australians such as, victims of domestic violence or homeless citizens. Due to having inadequate medical attention in their homeland, many refugees will also carry diseases and illness which are sometimes spreadable to Australians and therefore this can have a negative affect our population or communities. But, just because we cannot see something that doesn’t mean that it isn’t there or that it isn’t a