Refugee Advocacy Network

Refugee Advocacy Network Media Release: July 28th 2011 “Australia’s detention centres are in crisis”, said Refugee Advocacy Network spokesperson Pamela Curr, as the protests by asylum seekers in detention centres around Australia are becoming more desperate and more frequent. One of the asylum seekers on the roof of the Darwin detention centre has already lost consciousness.

Curr says that many people seeking asylum have been detained for up to 22 months.