BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Session events Calendar//IBA//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260413T065252Z DTSTART:20171009T093000Z DTEND:20171009T123000Z SUMMARY:Race and refugee issues in Australia: are policies of detention a nd separation working? DESCRIPTION:Has Australia become a detention society? The detention of re fugees on Nauru and (until recently) Manus Island\, and the attempts to address problems within indigenous communities\, highlight the conundrum in balancing community needs with individual rights.\n\nThis session is the first of a duo that is convened cooperatively by the IBA’s Human Ri ghts Institute\, the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee and the H uman Rights Law Committee. This session will accompany the second sessio n in this suite: ‘Rights without borders?: Is the concept of asylum aliv e and well in a post-truth world?’\, which is taking place on Tuesday\, 0930 – 1230 and is also co-hosted by all three entities as well as the E uropean Regional Forum. The first session will focus solely on Australia \, while the second session will explore the current situation of refuge es and asylum seekers in a global context.\n\nTherefore\, in this sessio n\, a panel of experts will discuss issues related to asylum seekers and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders communities in Australia both hi storically and in the present-day. The panel will explore relevant legis lation\, highlight the role of the legal profession and non governmental organisations (NGOs) and discuss whether innovative models can provide forward-thinking solutions that enhance the work of bodies such as the U nited Nations. The panel will discuss these issues in an informal way an d will also participate in an audience Q&\;A.\n\nThe IBA’s Human Righ ts Institute\, the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee and the Hum an Rights Law Committee look forward to sharing experiences and discussi ng the way forward with attendees of both this session and the session o n Tuesday as they will complement each other\, provide insight into thes e issues at a national and international level and\, most importantly\, provide an opportunity from legal professionals to meet and learn from e ach other. LOCATION:Room C2.1\, Convention Centre\, Level 2 UID:295894af-8481-426e-b2ce-7d7bee5bbd9e END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR