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Post by BeenThere...DoneThat... on Jun 4, 2011 13:41:16 GMT -5
Australia will send children to Malaysia in asylum deal The authorities in Australia have announced plans to send unaccompanied children seeking asylum to Malaysia. They would be held in detention centres while their cases are processed. Australia's immigration minister, Chris Bowen, said it would send a strong message to deter people-smugglers selling passage to asylum seekers. The move is part of a controversial swap being negotiated with Malaysia under which some Malaysia-based refugees would be settled in Australia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13637307~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ...seems Australia detains asylum seekers already, and now they'll off-shore the detention process... right?  |
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pappyjohn99
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Post by pappyjohn99 on Jun 5, 2011 16:36:11 GMT -5
From the article-
UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay called for an end to mandatory detention and spoke of a "racist" undercurrent in Australia.
Seems racist to assume that these girls will be abused by the Malaysians.
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