DETAINEE CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA: 1996-2001

Refugee conditions in Australia have been a major concern of Australian society. There are many reasons why refugee conditions are not improved in the country. The practice of immigration and citizenship laws by the John Howard1Government since the federal election in 1996 won by his Liberal Party is under surveillance. In this study, the Australian Federal Government approach against asylum seekers is one of the issues that will be analyzed. Increasing reactions between social groups and international organizations against the policy makers will shape the direction of this study. Opinions of some authors on this issue, reasons for illegal migration, immigration facts in Australia, a comparison of Australian and Swedish refugee policies, child refugees and conditions of detention centres in 1990s are the parts of this research.

AVUSTRALYA’DA TUTUKLU MÜLTECİLERİN DURUMU: 1996-2001

Avustralya’daki mültecilerin içinde bulundukları ağır koşullar Avustralya toplumunun gündemindedir. Ülkede sığınma talebinde bulunan insanların içinde bulundukları bu koşulların iyileştirilmemesinin sebepleri vardır. Başbakan John Howard’ın 1996 yılında kazanmış olduğu federal seçimlerden sonra göçmenlik ve vatandaşlık kanunlarının uygulamaları takip edilmektedir. Yapılan bu çalışmada, Avustralya Federal Hükümeti’nin sığınma talebinde bulunanlara karşı yaklaşımı da incelenmektedir. Bunun dışında, sosyal gruplar ve uluslararası organizasyonlar tarafından kanun yapanlara karşı yükselen tepkiler de bu çalışmanın yönünü belirlemektedir. Bu araştırmada, 1990’lı yıllarda bazı otoritelerin bu konu hakkındaki görüşleri, yasadışı göçmenliğin sebepleri, göçmenlik unsurları, Avustralya ve İsveç’in mülteci politikalarının karşılaştırılması, çocuk mülteciler ve gözaltı merkezlerindeki koşullar gibi konular yer almaktadır.

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