Australa's treatment of Refugees in recent history

Refugees are people who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership to a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable, or owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result or such fear, is unwilling to return to it. Legal measures for refugees to enter places like Australia are heavily restricted due to overcrowding of the processing system and Australia deterrence of refugees.

Australia has a legal responsibility not to return a refugee to persecution in his or her country. & Must respect the human rights of refugees. Australia must protect refugees on its territory regardless of wether the entered Australia without permission. Australia has a legal duty to protect persons who fear return to their home country because they have...