All Asylum Seekers Research Paper
The united nations, a union of countries founded in 1948 have strived to achieve rights for all of civilisation through the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’, over the course of its founding it has achieved this goal in substantial ways, allowing for individual freedom and liberty of children previously enslaved, discriminated and stripped of rights. But has also been unsuccessful to promote and allow freedom for the many people still stripped of their rights in countries that are a part of its organisation.
The UN’s main key principles in which it tries to practice it ways is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or UDHR. The main principles of the UDHR are based on the freedom and equality for all, as seen in Article 1 - All …show more content…
But when the treatment of the Asylum Seekers in its detention centres becomes so severe and criminal like, the UN’s weak efforts to intervene has become one of its failing points. The UN Quotes – (Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person). In the early 2000’s a widespread amount of Asylum seekers arrived by boats, the Australian Government was unprepared and needed a ‘short term’ plan to house of move the seekers to a permanent home or locatiom. Although over time the lack of attention created a backlog of people within the camps and the harm of Asylum seekers was unnoticed. Due to the horrible conditions and small confinements insanity flourished within the detention centres walls. These events caused mass amounts of attempted suicide and hunger strikes and overtime greatly worried the Australian people and the UN because nothing seemed to be done in regards to the issue. The UN decided to investigate the detention centres and decided - (Australia was creating widespread depression among asylum seekers by holding them indefinitely) After this statement widespread criticism came, especially from nations apart of the UN who believed the conditions violated the agreements set forth in the UDHR. A man first-hand experience of Christmas island told by a friend quotes - They are still treating the detainees like dogs. He's not doing well mentally and to be honest, I'm scared he's going to break and commit suicide soon." Powell, G. (2015, November
The UN’s main key principles in which it tries to practice it ways is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or UDHR. The main principles of the UDHR are based on the freedom and equality for all, as seen in Article 1 - All …show more content…
But when the treatment of the Asylum Seekers in its detention centres becomes so severe and criminal like, the UN’s weak efforts to intervene has become one of its failing points. The UN Quotes – (Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person). In the early 2000’s a widespread amount of Asylum seekers arrived by boats, the Australian Government was unprepared and needed a ‘short term’ plan to house of move the seekers to a permanent home or locatiom. Although over time the lack of attention created a backlog of people within the camps and the harm of Asylum seekers was unnoticed. Due to the horrible conditions and small confinements insanity flourished within the detention centres walls. These events caused mass amounts of attempted suicide and hunger strikes and overtime greatly worried the Australian people and the UN because nothing seemed to be done in regards to the issue. The UN decided to investigate the detention centres and decided - (Australia was creating widespread depression among asylum seekers by holding them indefinitely) After this statement widespread criticism came, especially from nations apart of the UN who believed the conditions violated the agreements set forth in the UDHR. A man first-hand experience of Christmas island told by a friend quotes - They are still treating the detainees like dogs. He's not doing well mentally and to be honest, I'm scared he's going to break and commit suicide soon." Powell, G. (2015, November