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Refugee Update - Christmas Island
Sep. 22nd, 2014 10:46 amLawyers have begun a class action against the government on behalf of Christmas Island detainees who have suffered mental and physical harm.
An Iranian asylum seeker alleges that a Serco employee sexually harassed him at the detention centre in Perth. The employee has been stood down, and the asylum seeker is being sent to Christmas Island. He commented, "[My case manager] told me that they are not trying to cover it up. But I think they do because they already fired the guy and transferring me to offshore - problem solved."
Vietnamese asylum seekers have been the targets of threats and attacks from other detainees on Christmas Island, including sexual assault, possibly because they arrived before the cut-off date for asylum applications. Apparently little or nothing is being done to protect them.
The Forgotten Isle: Life on Christmas Island describes the impact of the detention centre on the island's residents.
An Iranian asylum seeker alleges that a Serco employee sexually harassed him at the detention centre in Perth. The employee has been stood down, and the asylum seeker is being sent to Christmas Island. He commented, "[My case manager] told me that they are not trying to cover it up. But I think they do because they already fired the guy and transferring me to offshore - problem solved."
Vietnamese asylum seekers have been the targets of threats and attacks from other detainees on Christmas Island, including sexual assault, possibly because they arrived before the cut-off date for asylum applications. Apparently little or nothing is being done to protect them.
The Forgotten Isle: Life on Christmas Island describes the impact of the detention centre on the island's residents.
