Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Immigration Key Battleground in Upcoming Australian Election

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Australia’s center-right government says it will re-open a controversial detention center on Christmas Island, after parliament voted to allow asylum-seekers on Nauru and Manus to come to Australia for medical treatment. The passage of the bill was an embarrassing defeat for Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who says making it easier for sick migrants held offshore to be treated in Australia would encourage more asylum-seekers to come by sea. “To anyone who thinks they should get on a...

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