Australia’s anti asylum seeker policies are some of the harshest in the world, with many asylum seekers remaining in detention for years. Last week, saw the inhumane debacle of a Somali woman incarcerated in Nauru being shuttled to Australia and back but not receiving the medical care she so desperately needed. In another case, an Afghan man burned himself to death in Melbourne due to his inability to legally work in Australia and his fear of being deported back to Afghanistan. He was not the first to die in this way. Protests against these policies are ongoing. In another twist, the government is now proposing to deport refugees to Kyrgyzstan, a country whose government is a known human rights abuser.
Australia’s anti asylum seeker policies are some of the harshest in the world, with many asylum seekers remaining in detention for years. Last week, saw the inhumane debacle of a Somali woman incarcerated in Nauru being shuttled to Australia and back but not receiving the medical care she so desperately needed. In another case, an Afghan man burned himself to death in Melbourne due to his inability to legally work in Australia and his fear of being deported back to Afghanistan. He was not the first to die in this way. Protests against these policies are ongoing. In another twist, the government is now proposing to deport refugees to Kyrgyzstan, a country whose government is a known human rights abuser.
