Challenge and collusion: health professionals and immigration detention in Australia

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Challenge and collusion: health professionals and immigration detention in Australia

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 campa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Briskman, Linda, Zion, D., Loff, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2010
Subjects:	advocacy ethics asylum seekers health detention
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5143

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