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Fact Check: Children in detention: Is Australia breaching international law?

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Refugee children Immigration detention International law
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Fact Check: Children in detention: Is Australia breaching international law?
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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
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
26 May 2020

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