1. Description and Explanation: The issue of children being held captive in immigration detention centre’s is a current issue in todays society, that many Australian’s are turning their back on this ethical debate. The treatment of these child detainees, who most are unaccompanied by family, lead to the risk of many health issues, including mental and physical abuse, due to the denied human rights, such as basic freedom. The issue of children seeking asylum whom are being detained in immigration detention centres, is a difficult topic that has relevance to the Catholic Social Teaching principle of the common good. The common good refers to “general conditions that are equally to everyone’s advantage” (Rawls), and what is considered best for
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These stakeholders wish nothing to change about this issue, as they made a promise to the people with the policy ‘turning back the boats’ (Operation Soverign Border 2014) by successfully reduced the number of asylum seeker boats arriving on Australia’s shore. The Governments policy of turning back the boats has helped their resolution, with 90% reduction rate, as they aim to stop the boats before they arrive at Australia, ultimately reducing the number of children in detention (Chang & Killalea, 2015). The evident supporting this effective policy, states the reduction of 2,000 children to under 200 since the policy became implemented in 2013. Although effective in reducing the number of children in asylum detention, this policy does affect stakeholders of asylum children and families, leaving them to seek safety elsewhere, as it is not safe to do so at their country of origin, although lifejackets and communication equipment are given to help their journey back (Wroe & Swan, 2014). Although the ‘stop the boats’ policy is effective in reducing the number of children situated into detention, solutions that are more effective can be implemented, to result in a win-win resolution for all …show more content…
The Christian perspective is concerned with the treatment of children, adversely affects their mental health and physical health (Right Now, 2015). They call for the release of children, as this action is cruel and inappropriate for children to be detained there. The Christian views originates from teachings encompassed within their faith, helping to “promote a vision of compassion and hospitality “ for asylum seekers (ACRT, 2014). By advocating for just and humane policies, this stakeholder promotes the common good being called to ‘love thy neighbor’ (Mark, 12:31) and have responsibility in responding to issues relating those who don’t have a voice. There resolution opts for churches to take these children into care, but been ineffectively accepted by government numerously. There amended resolution after ineffective action has resulted in the ‘Love Makes a Way’ group who bring unity amongst denominations of Christianity to promote the inhuman issue of detention centres, through non-violent direct actions in the resolution of community processing. The Christian perspective’s resolution of bringing attention to the underlying issue and overall accepting asylum children into the community, results in the losing of Government resolution of keeping the children in detention. The Christian perspective would
These stakeholders wish nothing to change about this issue, as they made a promise to the people with the policy ‘turning back the boats’ (Operation Soverign Border 2014) by successfully reduced the number of asylum seeker boats arriving on Australia’s shore. The Governments policy of turning back the boats has helped their resolution, with 90% reduction rate, as they aim to stop the boats before they arrive at Australia, ultimately reducing the number of children in detention (Chang & Killalea, 2015). The evident supporting this effective policy, states the reduction of 2,000 children to under 200 since the policy became implemented in 2013. Although effective in reducing the number of children in asylum detention, this policy does affect stakeholders of asylum children and families, leaving them to seek safety elsewhere, as it is not safe to do so at their country of origin, although lifejackets and communication equipment are given to help their journey back (Wroe & Swan, 2014). Although the ‘stop the boats’ policy is effective in reducing the number of children situated into detention, solutions that are more effective can be implemented, to result in a win-win resolution for all …show more content…
The Christian perspective is concerned with the treatment of children, adversely affects their mental health and physical health (Right Now, 2015). They call for the release of children, as this action is cruel and inappropriate for children to be detained there. The Christian views originates from teachings encompassed within their faith, helping to “promote a vision of compassion and hospitality “ for asylum seekers (ACRT, 2014). By advocating for just and humane policies, this stakeholder promotes the common good being called to ‘love thy neighbor’ (Mark, 12:31) and have responsibility in responding to issues relating those who don’t have a voice. There resolution opts for churches to take these children into care, but been ineffectively accepted by government numerously. There amended resolution after ineffective action has resulted in the ‘Love Makes a Way’ group who bring unity amongst denominations of Christianity to promote the inhuman issue of detention centres, through non-violent direct actions in the resolution of community processing. The Christian perspective’s resolution of bringing attention to the underlying issue and overall accepting asylum children into the community, results in the losing of Government resolution of keeping the children in detention. The Christian perspective would