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Petition to protest the indefinite detention of Ranjini and her children

May 15, 2012

Ranjini and her two children aged 6 and 8 have been taken by the Australian government and placed in ‘indefinite detention’, without charge, without trial, without appeal. Please find the link to the GetUp! petition which will be delivered to Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Immigration Minister Chris Bowen demanding to ensure no person in Australia should be held indefinetely without charge, trial or appeal. We urge all our members to sign this appeal and pass it on to family and…

Greens urge govt stop destroying families and change ASIO Act

May 14, 2012

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Archived Press Releases

The Australian Greens have today urged the federal government to change the ASIO Act after revelations another family has been torn apart and faces indefinite detention even though they have been granted refugee protection. “The Greens were deeply upset by last night’s Lateline story on a young Sri Lankan woman and her two sons who have been removed from Melbourne to Villawood detention centre,” Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young, said. “Australia authorities found they were refugees and gave them…

Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day

May 14, 2012

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Past Events

The “TAMIL GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY“ event going to be held at Melbourne (State Library, Corner of Swanston St & Latrobe Street, Opposite to Melbourne Central, Railway Station) on May 18th 2012 from 5pm (be there from 4pm). This is an event, to commemorate the death of over 40,000 Tamils who perished during the Sri Lankan Government’s military onslaught in the Vanni mainland. We can’t forget the pain & agony of our people went through this time 3 years ago…

Greens successfully create inquiry into Indonesian children held in Australian adult prisons

May 11, 2012

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The Australian Greens today announce they’ve successfully created a parliamentary inquiry to examine whether Indonesian children are being held in facilities such as prisons and remand centres where adults are also kept. “There are at least two dozen Indonesians who may be children who have been convicted and jailed alongside Australian adult offenders,” Greens’ immigration and youth affairs spokesperson, Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young, said. “The Attorney-General has announced these 24 cases will be reviewed, and while we welcome that, parliament must…

Sign the petition to end mandatory detention

May 9, 2012

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Help Refugees, Petitions

Act For Peace are calling for people to sign their petition to end mandatory detention. Click on the link below to add your voice. Petition to end mandatory detention World Wide Statistics (UNHCR, 2008): • There are an estimated 15.2 million refugees, 26 million IDPs and 827,000 asylum seekers waiting to be processed, worldwide. 6.6 million people are considered stateless; that is, they have no country that recognises them as citizens. The UN refers to these people as ‘people of…