Ghost boats- New Zealand’s wrong turn toward detention of asylum seekers  

20 August 2012

12-1pm

Venue: Room G07, Commerce A Building

Host: Tracey Barnett

While Australia contemplates controversial ways to control the arrival of boat people, New Zealand is also wading into new waters. Detention of asylum seekers is now being considered by the New Zealand Parliament. A current bill mimics one element of Australia’s 20-year policy -- locking up boat-arriving asylum seekers. What will this mean for New Zealand if it passes into law?

Tracey Barnett is a journalist, opinion columnist and a Board Member of the Auckland Refugee Council. She will speak about the consequences of asylum seeker detention and relate personal stories gathered while reporting from a refugee camp on the Burmese-Thai border.

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