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Fact sheet
Fact Check: Children in detention: Is Australia breaching international law?
Publisher
Refugee children
Immigration detention
International law
Description
The president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, claims that under international law, children should not be detained for longer than absolutely necessary for health and security checks.
Verdict: Correct
Publication Details
Copyright:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2014
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Post date:
26 May 2020
