Asylum Seeker Policies
The Uniting Church and an impressive array of non-government organisations recently issued a statement that concludes:
“In the Asia-Pacific region, the lives of refugees will change for the better only when governments work together on policies aimed at improving protection standards.
We call on the Australian Government & Opposition to abandon policies aimed at punishing groups of asylum seekers as an example to others & to work cooperatively on the challenging task of developing a regional framework to protect people fleeing persecution.”
Copies of the full statement are available in the foyer and further information can be obtained from John Shepherd of the Blackwood Hills Circle of Friends, Mission and Justice Coordinating Group.