20 years of mandatory detention: Revisiting Australia's shame
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 29/02/2012 - 12:29amA public forum hosted by the Melbourne Uni Refugee Action Collective (MURAC)
Speakers:
PAMELA CURR, campaigns coordinator of the Asylum Seekers' Resource Centre. Pamela will be presenting a historical overview of the refugee rights movement since the introduction of mandatory detention.
ABDUL BAIG, political refugee from Pakistan detained in Maribyrnong Detention Center in the early 2000s. Abdul played a prominent role in leading protests inside detention. He will be speaking about the conditions in which over 5000 refugees are detained today.