Christmas Island Detention Centre Living Conditions

11 1 conditions of detention in the christmas island idc.

Christmas island detention centre living conditions. Christmas island s detention centre. The idc is used to detain adult males. The idc is located in a national park area at north west point about 17 kilometres form the island s small town area. The christmas island immigration detention centre was reopened in august to relieve pressure on australia s onshore detention network.

The christmas island idc is a high security purpose built facility that was completed in 2008. Christmas island immigration reception and processing centre or commonly just christmas island immigration detention centre is an australian immigration detention facility located on christmas island in the indian ocean the centre closed in 2018. Conditions on the island for those living in immigration detention are less. Kopika and tharunicaa are the daughters of the biloela tamil family currently being held at the detention centre on christmas island.

14 december 2001 media statement by president professor alice tay am christmas island detainees inspection of conditions on 29 november and 4 december 2001 the commission received complaints from concerned residents of christmas island about the conditions of detention of asylum seekers detained on christmas island and in particular those detainees housed in the sports hall. In february 2019 the morrison government announced plans to re open the centre after parliament had passed a bill known as the medevac bill. An australian human rights commission report talked about the harsh and cramped living conditions and about children and their families describing detention as punishment for seeking asylum. Extended lock downs broken security cameras and foul hygiene conditions are stoking tension at the christmas island detention centre a detainee has said.

Former serco security guard reveals what life is really like at the christmas island immigration detention centre. David porter professor triggs who visited the camp in october said 1989 people were staying in four detention facilities on the island 229 more. The christmas island detention centre was controversially re opened in march 2019 by the morrison government then closed again in a matter of weeks at a cost of 185m without a single person.