Report confirms feared barriers to legal services for migrants during COVID pandemic
The report also finds people in refugee and migrant communities facing family violence were more at-risk throughout the pandemic, often locked down with the perpetrators of their abuse. Source: SBS / SBS On Demand
A new report from the University of Melbourne reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic worsened people from migrant and refugee communities' access to justice services. It highlights that increased police presence, along with language barriers and differential treatment of largely migrant and refugee communities were all impacted negatively by state's lengthy lockdowns.
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