Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on refugee and migrant communities

A refugee advocate writes a slogan on the wall outside the Park Hotel, used as an immigration detention hotel (AAP).

A refugee advocate writes a slogan on the wall outside the Park Hotel, used as an immigration detention hotel (AAP). Source: AP / Mark Baker/AP

A new report from the University of Melbourne reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening migrant and refugee peoples' access to justice services.


The study's findings suggest the increased police presence, coupled with language constraints and disparate treatment of most migrant and refugee communities, are all exacerbated by prolonged lockdowns in Victoria.

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