refugee rights snap protest in response to death of a man in Curtin detention centre

On Sunday 22 August, a 30-year-old man died after being found unconscious at the Curtin Immigration Detention Centre in WA's remote North West.

On Saturday 21st, he was taken by ambulance to Derby Hospital and transferred by air overnight to Perth's Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he later died.

This is the reality of detaining people in remote locations.

This is the complete abrogation of DIAC's duty of care.

Asylum seekers imprisoned in Curtin detention centre, like those detained on Christmas Island, like those held at Leonora, are isolated from medical care, psychological and other support structures that traumatised people coming from war zones are likely to need.

Putting people in these remote prison camps puts them at risk. Out of sight, out of mind - for political expediencey

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• refugee
• rights
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• curtin
• detention
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• immigration
• racism
• 27 august
• perth
• western australia
• death
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• human rights
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• rran

[colindominy]

The bloody lawyers who horridly advocate for these illegal immigrants are no better than the ambulance-chaser variety of shyster legal types. No conscience !! Why the hell do anglos advocate for these 3rd-world illegals. Beats me. Do the bleeding-hearts want a repeat of the feral underclass riots here .. same as so recently occurred in London ?? That's the way we as a nation are going, by persisting with multiculturalism .. an utter FAILURE as a social experiment. We URGENTLY need integration.

[Dalmakator]

@batistabombfromhell

There are good people at the Center ... and there are without a doubt some i would not spit on.

There are people there who put in the effort , don't abuse the privileges they are given .. and honestly do there best to assist staff and fellow clients alike. personally i think a public forum involving representatives from

DIAC , SERCO , the religious liason officer , client representatives .... and local community groups that do programs and sporting events would be good.

[Dalmakator]

I think that unless you have worked at Curtin ... or been there with DIAC ... you can not make a logical assessment

[Chimaahoojan]

Freee The Refugees Other Wise They Will Die All They Have COme Trought the pacific ocean for a reason for a hope for a better future... They Should be Immigrated as soon as possible .. Specially hazara,s because they have every where enemy.. weather in afghanistan pakistan or any where else in asia... coz they are peace like nation...

[linuxlyon76]

Typical Green voters here kids, what a pack of left wing bleeding hearts,send the refugee scum home and look after our disadvantaged first, what about OUR homeless? Carers, aussie unemployed?

[shyze11]

@batistabombfromhell

Human Rights Alliance ASYLUM SEEKERS & REFUGEES PUBLIC FORUM is in East Perth, at the Hellenic Club, Level 1, 75 Stirling Street, East Perth, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 6PM.

Its important that everyone be able to speak about these issues in a respectful environment, so that everyone can be heard. You should come along if in wa

[shyze11]

@batistabombfromhell the ADF is over there to exploit an already exploited people. i say that without disrespect to those brave people who make up the ADF, they are simply following orders. This has nothing to do with religion or wealth...it has to do with human rights. Although termed 'illegal boat arrivals', there is nothing illegal about it; Australia has an international and legally binding obligation to assist refugees. I could write lots more but maybe you'd be interested in a forum?

[batistabombfromhell]

Do u people REALLY and TRUELY know what your talking about? DO u know that these's asyleem seekers Pay 10-20k just to get on the boat, do u know that if they protested in there afghan country like they did hear they would be killed? most people from the boat are muslim and practice Islam and read Karam.Theses people created a couruppt govorment in there country and they are doing it here in australia . Please consider what im saying, Our ADF is over there trying to defend Oz from theses ppl.

[milkmister]

Were you guys part of the protest in January 2011