scholarly journals Technology, Control, and Surveillance in Australia’s Immigration Detention Centres

Refuge ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Briskman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Technology Control

Although mandatory immigration detention for “unauthorized” arrivals in Australia receives considerable attention, the use and abuse by government of technologies within sites of detention is less publicized. Control and surveillance are exercised in a number of ways. Immigration detainees have been denied adequate access to technologies that would enable them to fully communicate with family and friends and are deprived of the capacity to acquire information that can ensure their human rights are realized. At the same time that asylum seekers experience restrictions, devices are in place to control detainees through technological surveillance. Despite the prohibitions and impositions, detainees have adopted alternative means of communication in defi ance of the limits foisted upon them.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS IN THE PROTECTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Andreas Agustinus Simamora ◽  
Surya Pranata
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Detention Center ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Food Needs

The mobility of foreigners in Indonesia is very numerous and varied. One of them is an asylum seeker who entered Indonesia without immigration documents. In handling immigration violations and to accommodate the asylum seekers, an Immigration Detention Center was formed to provide them with the fulfillment of human rights. This study aims to identify and analyze the Semarang Immigration Detention Center in fulfilling human rights for asylum seekers and to identify and analyze the supporting and inhibiting factors faced. This type of research uses sociological juridical and data analysis using a qualitative approach method. The research data were obtained through interviews and documentation. Meanwhile, the data processing is done through data collection, data presentation, data analysis, and conclusions. The Semarang Immigration Detention Center itself in fulfilling human rights for asylum seekers is carried out by providing structured programs, namely health check services, providing food needs and providing access to education for asylum seekers. Supporting factors are the Semarang Immigration Detention Center in collaboration with related parties, namely PKBI and the Hospital to provide human rights fulfillment for asylum seekers and the enthusiasm of asylum seekers who always participate in the programs and activities given. The inhibiting factors are the absence of medical personnel who are on standby 24 hours, the unavailability of a warehouse for storing medicines, and the language used in communication as well as the different tastes of the food menu for each detainee there.

scholarly journals The People’s Inquiry into Detention: Social work activism for asylum seeker rights

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-114
Author(s):  
Linda Briskman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Asylum Seeker ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
Professional Advocacy ◽  
Policies And Practices

In 2008, findings from the People’s Inquiry into Detention were published as Human Rights Overboard: Seeking Asylum in Australia. The People’s Inquiry, led by social work academics in Australia, exposed injustices within Australia’s privatised detention network for asylum seekers and interrogated policies and practices that ensued since mandatory immigration detention was introduced by legislation in 1992. With reference to the global context, the article presents a snapshot of policies and practices revealed by the People’s Inquiry that were considered antithetical to human rights and discusses this extensive undertaking within a broader context of asylum seeker social movements and professional advocacy endeavours that continue as harsh policies escalate. The article speaks to the resilience of the asylum seeker movement, often against the odds, a movement that includes responsive and tenacious professional groups.

scholarly journals Blurred lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Mary Bosworth ◽  
Marion Vannier
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
European Union ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
European Project ◽  
International Human

In this article, we explore the use of immigration detention for asylum seekers in Britain and France who are awaiting removal to other European Union (EU) member states for processing under the terms of the Dublin Convention. As we will show, the emphasis on risk assessment as the grounds for detaining these people recasts humanitarian protections as security matters, effectively folding asylum seekers into a broader criminalisation of migration. A punitive response to those seeking refuge, this practice blurs the line between detention and asylum, and thereby hollows out key international human rights protections that have been central to the European project.

Mental distress and human rights of asylum seekers

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Jean Campbell ◽  
Emily Jean Steel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Systemic Review ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Detention Centre ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – This paper studies the experiences of asylum seekers in Australia. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between mental wellbeing, living conditions, and Australia’s detention policies in light of human rights. Design/methodology/approach – Using grounded theory, data were collected via observations, semi-structured interviews, key-informant interviews, and document analysis. Participants included seven asylum seekers and three professionals working with them. Findings – In light of a human rights framework, this paper reports on the mental distress suffered by asylum seekers in detention, the environments of constraint in which they live, and aspects of detention centre policy that contribute to these environments. The findings highlight a discrepancy between asylum seekers’ experiences under immigration detention policy and Australia’s human rights obligations. Research limitations/implications – This research indicates human rights violations for asylum seekers in detention in Australia. This research project involved a small number of participants and recommends systemic review of the policy and practices that affect asylum seekers’ mental health including larger numbers of participants. Consideration is made of alternatives to detention as well as improving detention centre conditions. The World Health Organization’s Quality Rights Tool Kit might provide the basis for a framework to review Australia’s immigration detention system with particular focus on the poor mental wellbeing of asylum seekers in detention. Originality/value – This study links international human rights law and Australian immigration detention policies and practices with daily life experiences of suffering mental distress within environments of constraint and isolation. It identifies asylum seekers as a vulnerable population with respect to human rights and mental wellbeing. Of particular value is the inclusion of asylum seekers themselves in interviews.

scholarly journals Peran Rumah Detensi Imigrasi dalam Perlindungan Hak Asasi Manusia Pencari Suaka

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Villian Febri Morradi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Detention Center ◽  
Inhibiting Factor ◽  
Food Needs

Mobilitas orang asing di Indonesia sangat banyak dan bermacam-macam. Salah satunya adalah pencari suaka yang masuk ke Indonesia tanpa dokumen keimigrasian. Dalam penanganan pelanggaran keimigrasian dan untuk menampung para pencari suaka tersebut maka dibentuklah Rumah Detensi Imigrasi guna memberikan pemenuhan hak asasi manusia bagi mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis Rumah Detensi Imigrasi Semarang dalam pemenuhan HAM bagi para Pencari Suaka dan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis faktor pendukung dan penghambat yang dihadapi. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan Yuridis Sosiologis dan analisis data menggunakan metode pendekatan kualitatif. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui wawancara dan dokumentasi. Sedangkan proses pengolahan data melalui pengumpulan data, penyajian data, analisis data, dan kesimpulan. Rumah Detensi Imigrasi Semarang sendiri dalam pemenuhan HAM bagi para pencari suaka dilakukan dengan cara memberikan program-program yang dilaksanakan secara terstuktur yaitu pelayanan cek kesehatan, memberikan kebutuhan makanan dan memberikan akses pendidikan bagi para pencari suaka. Faktor Pendukungnya adalah Rumah Detensi Imigrasi Semarang bekerjasama dengan pihak-pihak terkait yaitu PKBI dan Rumah Sakit guna memberikan pemenuhan HAM pencari suaka dan antusias dari para pencari suaka yang selalu ikut berpartisipasi dalam program dan kegiatan yang diberikan. Adapun faktor penghambatnya yaitu tidak adanya tenaga medis yang standby 24 jam, tidak tersedianya gudang penyimpanan obat-obatan, dan faktor bahasa yang digunakan dalam komunikasi serta selera menu makanan yang berbeda-beda setiap deteni disana.<br /><br /><br />Mobility of foreigners in Indonesia are many and diverse. One is the asylum seekers who enter Indonesia without immigration documents. In the handling of immigration violations and to accommodate asylum seekers immigration detention center will be established in order to provide fulfillment of human rights for them. This study aims to identify and analyze the immigration detention center in Semarang in the fulfillment of human rights for asylum seekers and to determine and analyze the supporting factors and obstacles encountered. This research uses Juridical Sociological and analyzed using qualitative approach. Data were obtained through interviews and documentation. While the data processing through data collection, presentation of data, data analysis, and conclusions. Semarang immigration detention center in the fulfillment of human rights for asylum seekers is done by providing programs that are implemented in a structured namely health check services, provide food needs and provide access to education for asylum seekers. Supporters factor is immigration detention center in Semarang in cooperation with the relevant parties, namely PKBI and the Hospital to provide fulfillment of human rights of asylum seekers and the enthusiasm of the asylum seekers who have always participated in the programs and activities provided. The inhibiting factor is the lack of medical personnel 24 hours standby, unavailability of medicines storage sheds, and factor the language used in communications and taste the food menu is different every deteni there.

scholarly journals Detained during a Pandemic: Human Rights behind Locked Doors

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Justine N. Stefanelli
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Advocacy Groups ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Legal Representation ◽  
Detention Centers ◽  
United States Immigration ◽  
States Immigration ◽  
Locked Doors ◽  
The U.S

Every year, thousands of people are detained in United States immigration detention centers. Built to prison specifications and often run by private companies, these detention centers have long been criticized by academics and advocacy groups. Problems such as overcrowding and lack of access to basic healthcare and legal representation have plagued individuals in detention centers for years. These failings have been illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted detained migrants. Against a human rights backdrop, this article will examine how the U.S. immigration detention system has proven even more problematic in the context of the pandemic and offer insights to help avoid similar outcomes in the future.

scholarly journals Learning to Detain Asylum Seekers and the Growth of Mass Immigration Detention in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Smita Ghosh ◽  
Mary Hoopes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Immigration Detention ◽  
Important Shift

Drawing upon an analysis of congressional records and media coverage from 1981 to 1996, this article examines the growth of mass immigration detention. It traces an important shift during this period: while detention began as an ad hoc executive initiative that was received with skepticism by the legislature, Congress was ultimately responsible for entrenching the system over objections from the agency. As we reveal, a critical component of this evolution was a transformation in Congress’s perception of asylum seekers. While lawmakers initially decried their detention, they later branded them as dangerous. Lawmakers began describing asylum seekers as criminals or agents of infectious diseases in order to justify their detention, which then cleared the way for the mass detention of arriving migrants more broadly. Our analysis suggests that they may have emphasized the dangerousness of asylum seekers to resolve the dissonance between their theoretical commitments to asylum and their hesitance to welcome newcomers. In addition to this distinctive form of cognitive dissonance, we discuss a number of other implications of our research, including the ways in which the new penology framework figured into the changing discourse about detaining asylum seekers.

Impact of Covid-19 on the mental health needs of asylum seekers in Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622110054
Author(s):  
Sarah Mares ◽  
Kym Jenkins ◽  
Susan Lutton ◽  
Louise Newman AM
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Mental Health Needs

Objective: This paper highlights the significant mental health vulnerabilities of people who have sought asylum in Australia and their additional adversities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusions: Australia’s policies in relation to asylum seekers result in multiple human rights violations and add significantly to mental health vulnerabilities. Despite a majority being identified as refugees, people spend years in personal and administrative limbo and are denied resettlement in Australia. Social isolation and other restrictions associated with Covid-19 and recent reductions in welfare and housing support compound their difficulties. The clinical challenges in working with people impacted by these circumstances and the role of psychiatrists and the RANZCP in advocacy are identified.

Frontera Sur: Behind and beyond the fences of Ceuta and Melilla

Ethnography ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 146613812110382
Author(s):  
Luca Queirolo Palmas
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Buffer Zones ◽  
Internal Logic ◽  
Visible Sign ◽  
Great Wall

Ceuta, Melilla, and the neighboring Moroccan territories can be imagined as testing grounds where different policies and acts of resistance, spectacles, and economies are assembled, configuring a borderland peculiar for the turbulence of contemporary migrations. Are these enclaves, European outpost in Africa, functioning as places of confinement and buffer zones, as theaters in which to stage the narrative of invasion? Exploring the internal logic of these borderlands is not a matter of looking only at the Great Wall, the most visible sign of the European fortress. It is worth observing the backstage, that is, the routes and informal camps in Morocco, shadow zones where policies against migration act without much regard for human rights. This article is inspired by a visual and filmic ethnography project, based on field encounters with several activists and volunteers (both in Morocco and in Ceuta–Melilla) who support the transit of migrants and asylum seekers.

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