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Please take me to a safe place: The imprisonment of asylum seekers in Aotearoa New Zealand Format EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS “Please take me to a safe place” are the desperate words of a 20-year-old African asylum seeker pleading to be released from prison in Auckland. After fleeing danger in his home country, he thought he would finally be safe in Aotearoa New Zealand. However, he was instead arrested and detained in a criminal prison solely on immigration grounds. He was only released after his refugee status was recognised, seven months later. In 2014, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made a 15-day visit to Aotearoa New Zealand. In their report presented to the Human Rights Council in 2015, they highlighted their concern that Aotearoa New Zealand “is using the prison system to detain irregular migrants and asylum seekers, including Waikeria Prison, Arohata Prison for Women and Mt. Eden Corrections Facility. These prisons, and police statio

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