New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review 4. Detention of Asylum Seekers LOIPR: para 10 – Please provide information on the detention of asylum seekers and undocumented migrants in correctional facilities and indicate whether they are detained together with convicted prisoners Relevant provision of the CAT: Article 1, 3, 4, 10, 11 and 16 SPT Recommendation: The SPT recommends that the State party should expedite the rebuilding of the Mangere refugee and asylum centre with a view to ensuring that living conditions respect the dignity of refugees and asylum seekers. The State party should also, as a matter of urgency, improve record keeping at the Mangere refugee and asylum centre, ensuring that information concerning refugees and asylum seekers is easily accessible and accurate. WGAD Recommendation: It is of concern to the Working Group that New Zealand is using the prison system to detain irregular migrants and asylum seekers.... The Working Group is also concerned over cases reported to it in which asylum seekers and irregular migrants were not provided with legal representation and interpretation, and detained in police stations or remand prisons. Key issues:  The appropriateness of using police stations for immigration purposes.  The criminalisation of asylum seekers.  Lack of knowledge and training in relation to identification of symptoms of trauma and standards of detention for asylum seekers. 41