The Legal Loopholes of Refugee Smuggling

Indonesia is currently burdened with an incoming tidal wave of refugees. Her political and legal framework is being challenged to find a solution to the problem.

November 13, 2001

The hopes of Haydr Hadi sunk mid-journey. Haydr, an Iraqi national, aged 28, failed to reach his dream destination of Australia. The boat Haydr boarded to-gether with 417 other refugees, mostly from the Middle East and Central Asia, tragically sunk in the Sunda Strait three weeks ago. The boat was headed for Christmas Island, Australia, after departing from Bakauheni port in Lampung. Now, all that's left for Haydr is to contemplate his fate. "M...

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