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Psychiatric status of asylum seeker families held for a protracted period in a remote detention centre in Australia

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objective: To document the psychiatric status of a near complete sample of children and their families from one ethnic group held for an extended period of time in a remote immigration detention facility in Australia.
Zachary Steel   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

“I Stayed, Because… I Needed to Have a Plan”: Nigerian Migrant Women's Experiences of Gender‐Based Violence, Resilience and Resistance

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article critiques gendered, cultural and racial stereotypes of Nigerian migrant women as passive victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the United Kingdom. Based on 14 semi‐structured interviews, it reveals how spouse visa restrictions limit access to welfare and constrain women's ability to escape abuse.
Yemisi L. Sloane, Aisha K. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Immigration detention and health

open access: yesMedical Journal of Australia, 2010
On health grounds, immigration detention should be used in very limited ways Like all rich nations, Australia has experienced an increase in people crossing its national borders without the documents authorising them to do so. Since 1992, Australia has had a policy of mandatory detention for these people.
openaire   +2 more sources

Recognising the Imminence of Suicide Risk—Reframing Positive Obligations Under the European Convention on Human Rights

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reframes the concept of imminence of suicide risk of mentally ill offenders under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which enshrines the right to life. The proposal is based on Article 2 domestic violence jurisprudence which has built its knowledge of lethal risk by reference to relevant expertise.
Sabina Garahan
wiley   +1 more source

Thinking outside the fence [PDF]

open access: yesForced Migration Review, 2013
The way in which we think about detention can shape our ability to consider the alternatives. What is needed is a shift in thinking away from place-based control and towards risk assessment, management and targeted enforcement.
Robyn Sampson
doaj  

Hierarchical Citizenship and Racialised Discretion: Police and Consular Officers’ Handling of Capital Cases in Malaysia

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the death penalty in Malaysia, where foreign nationals have historically been sentenced to death at a disproportionately high rate. The international community has recognised that foreign defendants are disadvantaged in alien criminal justice systems and made efforts to address this through the United Nation's Vienna ...
Carolyn Hoyle, Lucy Harry
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of immigration detention and temporary protection on the mental health of refugees [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2005
Zachary Steel   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Oral Status in Relation to Demographic, Socioeconomic, Medical and Psychosocial Risk Factors Among Outpatients in Addiction Treatment Centers, Stockholm, Sweden

open access: yesInternational Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate oral status in relation to demographic, socioeconomic, medical and psychosocial risk factors among outpatients receiving treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Methods This cross‐sectional study included 91 outpatients from Stockholm, Sweden. Oral status was assessed using the Decayed, Missing, Filled Teeth (DMFT)
Sonja Rafat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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