New York-based Human Rights Watch has criticised Australia in its annual world report, saying it has damaged its record by persistently undercutting refugee protections. Human Rights Watch says successive Australian governments continue to engage in scare-mongering politics at the expense of the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. Successive governments have prioritised domestic politics over Australias international legal obligations to protect the rights of asylum seekers, the report said. Too often, the Government has attempted to demonise those trying to reach Australia by boat and has insisted that officials refer to all asylum seekers who do so as illegal maritime arrivals.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:20:07 +0000
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