Deal recommends countries consider alternatives to detaining vulnerable people and letting asylum seekers stay longer in transit countriesAustralia has signed a landmark regional agreement to tackle people smuggling,which includes recommendations that countries consider alternatives to detaining vulnerable people.
The non-binding agreement, signed at a meeting co-chaired by Indonesia and Australia as fraction of the 45-nation Bali process in the Asia Pacific, and also recommended member nations let people seeking asylum stay longer in transit countries.
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Source: theguardian.com