A critical view at Australian and European migration and asylum policies and practices
Examining the human rights impact of migration and asylum policies in Australia and the European Union
Context
Around the world, restrictive border controls, offshore detention, and summary pushbacks have placed migrants’ and asylum seekers’ rights under increasing pressure, often in ways that conflict with international human rights and refugee law.
Critical debates in Australia and the European Union highlight how deterrence‑based policies can erode basic guarantees such as access to asylum procedures, protection from inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to an individual assessment of protection needs.