Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Villawood_Immigration_Detention_Centre
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration detention centre
gptkbp:address 15 Birmingham Avenue, Villawood, NSW 2163, Australia
gptkbp:capacity about 400
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:criticizedFor human rights organizations
conditions
length of detention
gptkbp:hasDetainee refugees
asylum seekers
people awaiting deportation
visa overstayers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Villawood Immigration Detention Centre
gptkbp:location gptkb:Villawood,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Serco
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:ABC_News
gptkb:SBS_News
gptkbp:notableEvent hunger strikes
riots in 2011
gptkbp:opened 1976
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Australian_Border_Force
gptkbp:originallyBuiltAs migrant hostel
gptkbp:purpose detention of asylum seekers
detention of unlawful non-citizens
detention of visa overstayers
gptkbp:region gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:type onshore immigration detention facility
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Australian_immigration_detention_network
gptkb:Villawood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7