What feedback did AHRC obtain from detainees on Christmas Island?

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What feedback did AHRC obtain from detainees on Christmas Island?
Difficulty accessing interpreters and translated documents
Duration of detainment too long
Frustration at restrictions during initial interview phase
Lack of access to external excursions
Some children and family with children held in closed detention camps
Some detainees expressed positive views about their treatment
Most likely better than our treatment of indigenous people
Treatment would be better than from where/what they are fleeing
We only know what the media reports
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