[Greens-Media] Children in Australia deserve an education, not indefinite detention

[Schultz-Byard, Noah (Sen S. Hanson-Young)]

MEDIA RELEASE

Thursday, 7 November 2013

Children in Australia deserve an education, not indefinite detention

It is shameful that the government is holding refugee children in indefinite detention on Christmas Island and refusing to give them access to adequate education, the Australian Greens have said.

“Children on Christmas Island are suffering because of this government’s indefinite detention policy,” the Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said.

“The problem here is political, not logistical. The government’s policy of detaining children indefinitely is denying those children access to an adequate education.

“The government must put in place strict time limits for children in detention. This would alleviate the pressure on Christmas Island’s education services and end the trauma that indefinite detention inflicts upon children and families.

“Children don’t belong in detention centres, but this government’s unwavering commitment to cruelty means it is willing to deny refugee children a proper education.

“The cruel and unworkable policy of indefinite detention cannot be allowed to continue, especially for children.”

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