A last resort? - Summary Guide
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A last resort?
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
A Last resort? - Summary Guide
A summary of the important issues, findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Summary Guide
- Preface
- About the Inquiry
- How was the Inquiry conducted?
- The facts about immigration detention in Australia
- What does international law say about the detention of children?
- Australia’s detention policy – does it protect children’s human rights?
- Safety in detention centres
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Education
- Children with disabilities
- Unaccompanied children in detention
- Recreation and play
- Religion, language and culture
- Temporary Protection Visas
- Major findings and recommendations
- Glossary and abbreviations
The National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention was announced in November 2001.
It was established to consider whether Australia's immigration detention laws and its treatment of children in immigration detention comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of the Child.
The Inquiry received substantial evidence about the treatment of children in immigration detention centres between 1999 and 2002.
The information contained in this publication provides a summary of some of the important issues, findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. It is not an exhaustive account of all the information contained in the Inquiry report.
For further information:
- A last resort? The Report of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
- A last resort? Media Pack
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention website
The Summary Guide to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention is also available for download:
The Commission has also made this information available in hard copy and on CD-Rom.
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