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| Subject: OZschwitz gulag: Boy 'born into captivity' to detained (kidnapped) asylum seekers Sun May 30, 2010 6:00 am | |
| A BABY boy has been born to Sri Lankan asylum-seeker parents at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre. Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said the birth two months ago highlighted concerns about the length of time detainees were being held.
''It's extremely sad this baby has been born essentially into captivity and is living in captivity,'' she said yesterday. ''It's a depressing place. There's no doubt it is a jail.''
A Department of Immigration spokeswoman confirmed the infant was living with his parents in residential accommodation at the centre.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott cut short a media conference outside Villawood yesterday after being heckled by the Refugee Action Committee. Earlier he denied suggestions his asylum-seeker policy was cruel, saying the Rudd government's policy was not compassionate.
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