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| Subject: OZschwitz gulag: harshest Concentration Camp revealed Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:23 pm | |
| Melbourne's Maribyrnong detention centre is the harshest in Australia, according to figures that show guards restrain and handcuff asylum seekers or deploy other force at a rate far outstripping other facilities.
In one incident in April last year, a detainee who was acting aggressively was restrained using a controversial arm lock, prompting him to yell: "F**k off, I am not in a prison."
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection said some centres hold more detainees with criminal histories than others, requiring more frequent use of force. However, refugee advocates say this leaves vulnerable asylum seekers in those centres at even greater risk of harm.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australias-harshest-detention-centre-revealed-20160121-gmapbd.html#ixzz3xwKue85r |
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