Australia s Treatment Of Desperate Refugees Will Make It...

Assignment 1 Annotated Bibliography and Rational by Maddie de Bruyn Australia’s treatment of desperate refugees will make it a pariah nation Annotated Bibliography 1. https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/13/australias-treatment-desperate-refugees-will-make-it-pariah-nation This article focusses on three main points in which the refugees have suffered from the Australian government deciding to implement a plan to save lives from refugees coming to Australia by boat. In 2012 and 2013 tens of thousands more refugees fled their home countries to move away from the conflict they were exposed to. The Australian government decided to build a detention centre on Christmas Island in the month of July, 2013. Much to the refugees surprise†¦show more content†¦This is useful for my rationale as it is using the refugees voice allowing them to be apart of the debate. 2. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jun/20/nauru-and-manus-incident-reports-reveal-stream-of-despair-and-privation This article shows a video interview from psychologist Paul Stevenson, he talks about what really goes on and how Australia can’t see what is really going on at these detention centres. He mentions that the attitude that is expressed from the government perspective is that these people are really in detention centres and not on a holiday camp, meaning that they have to be behind 3 meter scrim fences, that people have to be housed in venal tents on dirt floors in 40 degree heat. It shows a video of a refugees saying â€Å"We need your help, 24 hours we didn’t get any food, any water. This video interview was very important in creating my view for my rationale and will be very useful as you can hear the pain in the refugee’s voice. It gives an insight into the way refugees are treated and that Australia needs to change how we treat them. The interview is very opinionated as it is from Paul Stevenson’s view on the detention centres. 3. https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/asylum-seekers-and-refugees/asylum-seekers-and-refugees-guide#rights The article is from the Human Rights Commission, it talks about what a refugee is and what an asylum seeker is. An asylum seeker is a person who has fled their own