Politicians, human rights lawyers, community advocates and people seeking asylum have rallied together to sign an open letter to the CEO of Accor Group, Sebastien Bazin, to urge him to stop the use of Accor hotels to detain refugees and asylum seekers.
Nearly 100 refugees are currently detained in prison-like conditions in the Mantra Bell City Hotel and Mercure Darwin Airport Resort.
The letter was started by Refugee Active Collective, a grassroots organisation in Victoria that campaigns to protect refugee rights.
Spokesperson Eleanor Davey said that “Accor is broadcasting its support for refugee rights while hoping no one will notice that its hotels in Australia are serving as refugee prisons.”