Annabel Hennessy
Researcher at Human Rights Watch
Australia Researcher @hrw Human Rights Watch, former newspaper journalist
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4 weeks ago |
hrw.org | Annabel Hennessy
It’s a struggle to get up every day.… I’m just trying to take it one day at a time and not try and think about the long term and all the things I’m going to miss out on because obviously that doesn’t help and just overwhelms me. I’m going to miss those first words, the first roll over, everything, they’re going to stop me from that first-time normal experience. You go from being a mum and getting used to doing bottles and feeding times … to completely nothing. ― Briana L.
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2 months ago |
thewest.com.au | Annabel Hennessy
In the space of four weeks in November 2024, there were at least 63 recorded cases of children in WA’s youth detention system attempting to harm themselves. This means on the average day that month there were at least two self-harm attempts. During the same period, there were also seven recorded cases of children attempting suicide in youth detention. In the past 18 months, two children have died in WA’s youth detention system from harming themselves.
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Dec 19, 2023 |
newcastleherald.com.au | Emilie McDonnell |Annabel Hennessy
Australia's policy of transferring people seeking asylum to Pacific islands for processing is now a well-known, shameful domestic policy. Asylum seekers and refugees continue to suffer because of the Australian government's unrelenting offshore processing regime and boat pushbacks. These measures are harmful enough, but their damage is compounded when other governments seek to replicate it.
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Dec 19, 2023 |
canberratimes.com.au | Emilie McDonnell |Annabel Hennessy
Australia's policy of transferring people seeking asylum to Pacific islands for processing is now a well-known, shameful domestic policy. Asylum seekers and refugees continue to suffer because of the Australian government's unrelenting offshore processing regime and boat pushbacks. These measures are harmful enough, but their damage is compounded when other governments seek to replicate it.
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Dec 19, 2023 |
thecourier.com.au | Emilie McDonnell |Annabel Hennessy
Australia's policy of transferring people seeking asylum to Pacific islands for processing is now a well-known, shameful domestic policy. Asylum seekers and refugees continue to suffer because of the Australian government's unrelenting offshore processing regime and boat pushbacks. These measures are harmful enough, but their damage is compounded when other governments seek to replicate it.
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