Finding Peace and Security with Asylum Seekers

There is a discussion in the international community about whether the Australian state party tortured asylum seekers in Nauru island or not. Australian state party ratified Covenant Against Torture and as a result, Australia is legally obliged to protect and promote the covenant. International organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch directly criticized Australian state party on torturing asylum seekers in the Nauru detention center. Nevertheless, Australian government rejected these criticisms. This work exposes the life experiences in Nauru Island by using personal narratives, and these incidents are evaluated within a human rights framework. Furthermore, this book analysis related academic articles, legal reports and news that specially focuses on human rights violations in Nauru Island detention center. Therefore, this research addresses the gap between Australian refugee policy and its resulting human rights violations.

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Harshadeva Amarathunga, MA, es un experimentado trabajador comunitario que ha trabajado con comunidades vulnerables en Sri Lanka, Filipinas y Australia con varias organizaciones. Según su experiencia laboral académica y práctica, se centra en la violación de los derechos humanos, la construcción de la paz y el desarrollo internacional.