Asylum Seekers Analysis

While Australia is not the only country to detain unauthorised arrivals, it is the only country to mandatory detain children. (Keks, 2013) This movement is widely criticised by rights groups and the UN. A church group even describe it as "state-sanctioned child abuse". They treat children and other asylum seekers in the same way. Children are facing the long processing time without adequate access to schooling and other special services. They are held in some closed detention facilities or detention centres with poor condition for prolonged periods.
There are also many class actions filed in Supreme Court, prosecute Australian government didn’t protect the right of children and cause them physical and mental damage. According to the statement by lawyer Maurice Blackburn, A six-year-old girl who have been detente for a year has an ongoing dental infection, allergies, separation anxiety, bed wetting, has developed a stammer and is refusing
Many asylum seekers came to Australian in the absence of a clear understanding of this policy, some of them even never heard about this policy, but be taken to the detention centres without aforehand notification. BBC has spoken to some asylum seekers who was detained in Christmas island about their experiences and feelings. Habib said “I chose Australia because it's a country that cares about human rights” They have lived in their country where full of violence, terrorist attack, murder and suicide bombs, and they risk a big danger on boat which is overloaded and not seaworthy. They accept the tough condition on boat without enough water and food because they are looking forward to have a new and peaceful life in Australian, but now they have be told that they can’t settle in Australian mainland. After they known that they have to be detained on Christmas island, they said “It has left me feeling desperate, it is