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A call for changes in asylum seeker policy |
| 08 September 2011 |
 Advertisement in The Australian, 8 September 2011More than 300 organisations, including Mission Australia, have taken out a full-page advertisement in The Australian newspaper calling for changes in government policy regarding the processing of asylum seekers. Leaders of major charities and social service groups have been joined by other concerned grassroots organisations to sign a statement urging both major political parties to de-politicise policies about the treatment of asylum seekers by immediately abandoning the policy of offshore processing and focusing on policies that uphold Australia’s human rights obligations domestically and internationally. Instead of considering changes to the agreement with Malaysia or to the Migration Act, or looking at other offshore solutions, the groups urge Australia to abandon off-shore processing altogether. They also urge all political parties and Members of Parliament to stop using policies regarding asylum seekers to foster misunderstanding, social division and distrust, and instead use it as an opportunity to get on with the job of fulfilling Australia’s commitment under the Refugee Convention to treat people humanely, process applications for asylum onshore, and promote the better treatment of asylum seekers and refugees in our region. To read more see page 7 of The Australian. |
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