The Health of Asylum Seekers in Detention, The Health Report, ABC Radio National - Toni Hassan (reporter)
This report highlighted the health concerns, both physical and mental, of asylum seekers in detention centres.
About this winner
- Year: 2001
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 2001 nomination
This report highlighted the health concerns, both physical and mental, of asylum seekers in detention centres. It included interviews with a number of leading mental health and medical professionals, who gave disturbing testimony about the health of detainees. One of the practitioners interviewed is himself a detainee. The judges commended this entry for its deliberate reluctance to engage in debate about the legitimacy of refugee claims, instead focussing on the issue of conditions in detention centres. The judges were also impressed by the extensive field work undertaken by Ms Hassan.
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