NGOs urge Asia Pacific governments to end the immigration detention of children
Regional meeting in Malaysia address concerns about the growing use of immigration detention and the need for alternatives to detention in Asia Pacific
Kuala Lumpur, 25th November 2011. Fifty non-governments organization (NGOs) from 18 countries met on Thursday and Friday to address the growing problem of immigration detention in the Asia Pacific region. Increasingly countries are using immigration detention in the first instance to manage irregular migration, even where there are no valid security concerns. International research has found that immigration detention is damaging, costly and does not deter irregular migration. Alternatives to detention exist and proven to be cheaper, humane and effective.
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Press Release: NGOs urge Asia Pacific governments to end the immigration detention of children
