Published by MAZ
The Australian Government have recently implemented a new view on the issue of Asylum seekers who arrive by boat to Australia. The government have decided that further arrivals of Refugees by boat who are from Afghanistan or Sri Lankan nationality will have their claims suspended for 6 and 3 months respectively. It is suggested by the Government that the official channels such as UNHCR should be used, but there are many views on this suggestion as it differs from individual applicants. The government have had independent reviews of Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, as a result believes that such countries, are stable in all forms or are becoming stable to a reasonable level. The majority of the asylum seekers who arrive by boat to Australia from Afghanistan are Hazara people. During the independent review, Hazara’s were prosecuted in many regions of Afghanistan, on the bases of cultural differences, religious beliefs and political ideologies. Since the independent review, all asylum seekers who arrived later than the 9th of April 2010 will have their claims suspended. Since the independent review, the situation has worsened in Hazara situated regions, such as Behsud, Daimerdad and many other regions in which Hazara’s live. The areas of Behsud and Daimerdad have become occupied by Kochi’s since the finalisation of the Independent review; as a result the independent review is not a valid source for the Australian Government to use, in terms of suspending the Hazara asylum seekers claims for a refugee status.
Kochi’s have attacked these areas and have burned all forms of shelter as well as killing all those who stand on their way, or are of Hazara ethnicity. It is believed that more than 50 people are dead, more than a dozen children are among those, and all of those are of Hazara ethnicity. All residents (estimated to be 10,000 people) from those areas have become refugees, and are fleeing their home for protection in other areas. More than fifty education facilities have been burned down and many religious landmarks have been destroyed, such as Mosques.
While such discrimination is happening, more than 30 Hazara’s who have claimed for refugee status have had their claims rejected and the Australian Government believes that they are not in risk of being prosecuted when they return to their home country. The Australian Government still follows the out dated Independent review on assessing the claims of those who are in detention centres around Australia.
This border security is becoming a battle ground for this year’s election, as well as the mining tax subject. To contribute to the Rudd Government’s declining popularity according to independent polls, will be the subject of the war against terrorists (Al-Qaida/ Taliban). Recent tragedy have increased the casualties of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, with two soldiers dead on the same day, taking the dead toll to 15 since the beginning of the operation and the highest since the Vietnam war. Both the Labour and Liberal party are yet to make any comments or suggestions on weather Australia are committed for the long run, or is there any progress since the beginning of the whole operation. There is growing concern within the country as to whether the war in such a region is important to the country and there are doubts as to the prospects of stability within the region, despite a bloody battle for 9 years.
Reporter MAZ
Hazara News Western Australia Established since 2008
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