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Australia Must Develop Better System to Aid Wrongfully Detained Citizens Overseas: HRW

Human Rights Watch said the issue prevented wrongfully detained victims from getting necessary support from the Australian government.
Australia Must Develop Better System to Aid Wrongfully Detained Citizens Overseas: HRW
Foreign detainees stand behind bars at an immigration detention centre in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 21, 2019. Romeo Gacad/AFP via Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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A global human rights organisation says Australia currently lacks a system to identify cases of wrongful detention of its citizens.

During a Senate inquiry hearing on Sept. 26, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Australian Director Daniela Gavshon raised the concerns.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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