The Abbott government had requested that the President of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs, step down from her position two weeks before the release of a report on the treatment of children in immigration detention, citing her failure to stop the government from allowing this treatment.
“It’s clear that since you’ve been appointed president of the commission, the government has been creating unbearable conditions for children in detention, and human rights violations are a huge issue” an official on behalf of the government informed Ms Triggs.
Ms Triggs can only be fired from her position for bankruptcy or serious misconduct, however she can be asked to resign by the government. Following her refusal to stand down, Attorney-General senator George Brandis asked her if she would ‘not, not resign’ and when that failed, mumbled ‘resigner says what’. Unfortunately for Mr Brandis, Ms Triggs responded with ‘pardon’ and will therefore be able to serve out the rest of her 5 year term.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated that the government has lost faith in the Human Rights Commission.
“The Human Rights Commission’s report on the treatment of children in detention centres highlights a huge number of human rights violations the government has been able to get away with since the Human Rights Commission began looking into the behaviour of the government.
“How can the government have any faith in the president of the Human Rights Commission, when the government has been able to get away with such human rights abuses?
The Prime Minister also made reference to how members have little respect for Ms Triggs;
“There are people in the government so cocky with what they’ve been getting away with, they’ve insisted that Ms Triggs should congratulate Scott Morrison for his work as Immigration Minister”, referring to Mr Abbott’s own remarks insisting Ms Triggs should have publicly thanked Scott Morrison.
The Forgotten Children Report highlighted hundreds of cases of reported assaults against children and highlighted that 128 teenagers harmed themselves between January 2013 and March 2014. Despite this, Mr Abbott has rejected calls for a Royal Commission into detention centres as a favour to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
”Detention centres started as a Labor policy, so if we allow a Royal Commission into the abuses we continue to allow happen, it would sure leave Mr Shorten red faced.
“I’m opposing a Royal Commission for him.”
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