Posted on 11/18/2014 5:08:23 AM PST by Dundee
THE Abbott government has closed the door on accepting all refugees registered with a United Nations agency for resettlement in Australia.
IMMIGRATION Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday announced Australia will no longer accept asylum seekers who applied for resettlement after July 1 this year through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office in Indonesia.
But AAP understands the ban on UNHCR applicants applies across the board to all countries and came into force on July 1...
Refugee lawyer David Manne said it was an appalling move by "Fortress Australia" that would put peoples' lives in danger.
"Australia is fundamentally shirking its responsibilities to refugees," he told AAP.
"Australia is taking an isolationist approach in an international system."
The decision would damage Australia's reputation globally, particularly its bid for a seat on the UN's human rights council.
"Every time Australia goes it alone in this way and radically deviates from our international obligations, Australia damages its case to take a leadership role," Mr Manne said.
Earlier, Mr Morrison said the decision would deter people from using Indonesia as a gateway for asylum, and crush people smugglers' businesses.
"It is important that these places are not taken up by people seeking to exploit the (humanitarian) program by shopping for resettlement through a transit country," he said.
Instead, it would encourage them to stay in the first port of asylum and lodge an application from there, the minister said...
Indonesian Immigration Department spokesman Heriyanto told AAP ..."Their hope is to enter a third country.
"If Australia rejects them it's my prediction there will be a decreasing trend of them coming to Indonesia, but that's just my prediction."
(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.com.au ...
I’m envious.
How's Saudi Arabia doing on it's responsibilities?
Pakistan? China? South Africa? Rhodesia? Russia? Japan? Kenya?
How's Saudi Arabia doing on its responsibilities?
Pakistan? China? South Africa? Rhodesia? Russia? Japan? Kenya?
Countries "of Colour" usually know the score, and the leaders won't put up with this "refugee" BS.
Good for Australia.
These refugees need to stay in their own countries & help change the conditions that led them to flee.
My guess is 60% of these refugees are Muslim... More likely 80%. Good move by Australia
According to BBC world news this morning Australia is in the top 5 of the World Charity index. The USA is tied for 1st with Myanmar.
Smart
And were about to get 200,000 more.
http://patriotupdate.com/2014/09/u-n-dump-flood-muslim-refugees-u-s/
We have another 100,000 more coming from Haiti.
Send these stories to your senator and representative to show them that the Aussies have spine.
“The decision would damage Australia’s reputation globally, particularly its bid for a seat on the UN’s human rights council.”
The one that has Iran and North Korea as members.
Good. But should have ended immediately.
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