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Comrades, colleagues, sisters, friends, It has just been announced that Shahraz Kayani, the Pakistani refugee who set himself alight after his daughter, a young disabled woman with CP, was refused entry to Australia has died. In my capacity as President of Women with Disabilities Australia are thoughts are with the family. We are ashamed of Australia's policy towards refugees and towards potential citizens with disabilities. I am sure I speak for many in the community when I say this is a sad day for the disability rights movement. The Australian government's inaction sends a message to the world that speaks volumes about it's lack of commitment to human rights. Helen Meekosha Senior Lecturer School of Social Work UNSW SYDNEY 2052 AUSTRALIA Tele: +61 (2) 9385 1862 Fax: +61 (2) 9662 2899 ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.