Australian immigration detention exposed to handcuffs and lack of access to healthcare
SYDNEY:- The Justice and Equity Centre has published a report on the harrowing experiences of people being handcuffed in immigration detention, urging the Australian government to protect human rights in immigration detention.
The centre has published first-hand accounts of people being handcuffed in immigration detention, revealing how handcuffing practices violate human rights, block access to health care and cause physical and psychological harm to detainees.
The Centre has also monitored how inadequate oversight and regulation of immigration detention by the Commonwealth Government has allowed inappropriate handcuffing practices to continue.
The published facts show that reform is needed to ensure adequate standards of safety, humanity and dignity for people in detention.
The Centre urges the Australian Government to immediately establish minimum health standards for detainees in immigration detention; support those standards with an effective, expert oversight body; and regulate and limit the use of force.
The Justice and Equity Centre has been working to ensure the humane and dignified treatment of refugees in Australian immigration detention centres since 2016.
The Justice and Equity Center has been publicizing major human rights abuses, such as the arbitrary and excessive use of handcuffs in immigration detention centers.
