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2021-05-14 03:05:52 GMT2021-05-14 11:05:52(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CANBERRA, May 14 (Xinhua) The Australian parliament has passed laws that give the government the power to detain refugees indefinitely.
The governing coalition and opposition Labor Party on Thursday joined forces to vote the Migration Amendment Bill into law.
The laws give the government the power to detain indefinitely refugees who have had their visas canceled but cannot be returned to their country of origin because they would face persecution there.
Legal experts and the parliament s human rights committee have raised serious concerns about the legislation.
In a statement released on Thursday the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said the laws would cause serious harm.
The new laws are directed at unlawful citizens housed in immigration detention who cannot return to their home countries because of a risk of persecution or serious harm.
Aus govt can detain refugees indefinitely under new laws
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Canberra, May 14 : The Australian parliament has passed laws that give the government the power to detain refugees indefinitely.
The governing coalition and opposition Labor Party on Thursday joined forces to vote the Migration Amendment Bill into law, reports Xinhua news agency.
The laws give the government the power to detain indefinitely refugees who have had their visas cancelled but cannot be returned to their country of origin because they would face persecution there.
Legal experts and the parliament s human rights committee have raised serious concerns about the legislation.
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The Federal Government decision was reversed after a public appeal, with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke intervening.