International Journal of Human Rights
Volume 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1092-1106

Challenge and collusion: Health professionals and immigration detention in Australia (Article)

Briskman L.* , Zion D. , Loff B.
  • a Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
  • b Human Rights and Bioethics Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
  • c Centre for Human Rights Education, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Abstract

This article describes the impact of immigration detention on the health of asylum seekers. Drawing on specific examples, it explores the roles of professional staff working within the detention system and/or challenging the practices as advocates. Using oral testimony from a citizen-initiated campaign, The People's Inquiry into Detention, we interrogate the harmful experiences of force-feeding, deportation practices and the incarceration of children, including the role of the health professionals who sometimes betrayed their duty of care. Discussed are the paradoxes of dual loyalty and professional ethics. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.

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Advocacy Asylum seekers Health Ethics Detention

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DOI: 10.1080/13642980903007649
ISSN: 13642987
Cited by: 17
Original Language: English