Yes, and then Ruddock said they may take their children away, Yeah why
the hell not they did it to the Aborigines, what a brain dead heartless
creature this person is.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:25 am
Subject: Re: Silence
> Hi Martin
>
> They are all Afghan refugees at the Woomera detention centre (in the
> middle of the desert), the site of many riots by detainees, and their
> protest was sparked by the government ceasing to process Afghani
> claims since the fall of the Taliban. There are 189 refugees on
> hungerstrike, including 24 children (11 of whom are unaccompanied
> minors) and 55 have sewn their lips together, though it seems earlier
> 70 people had done so, and presumably have been unsewn, whether
> voluntarily or not hasn't been said.
>
> The asylum seekers issued a statement that their action is no longer
> about visas but about "freedom and basic human rights". I guess the
> extremity of the protest is a measure of their desperation. The
> immigration minister Mr Ruddock says they can just "all go home".
>
> Best
>
> Alison
>
>
> >I just got back from a nice Renaissance concert & an Indian meal.
> I wish I
> >hadn't read your mail about sewn-up lips, Alison. But now I know:
> any idea
> >why they chose this form of protest?
> >Martin
>
>
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