Australian Activist Warns Against Jailing Refugees: Bill C-4's Doubtful and Ineffective Future
Submitted on December 19, 2011
By Stephanie Law - December 16, 2011
The federal parliament is set to pass Bill C-4...which would impose a mandatory one-year detention on any person who arrives in Canada via unconventional means...Before the bill comes into effect, concrete evidence is scarce as to whether the proposed legislation would protect or punish refugees...Australia provides a relevant example. Since 1992, the country has practiced mandatory detention of asylum seekers who arrive by unconventional means.
