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Some issues to raise with your Local MP
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Here are some of issues you could raise:
With no prospect of being sent back to Afghanistan or Iraq, how long will he remaining Afghans and Iraqis be held in limbo on Nauru? What of the children who have lived on Nauru in the camps for over 2 years? Can Australia follow New Zealand's example in providing the remaining families with permanent homes?
What is their opinion on the forcible repatriation of people and children whose claims for asylum have been rejected? Do they understand the concept of non-refoulement? (People should not be returned to a country where they might be at risk).
When will the Temporary Protection Visa policy be rescinded?
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Lobby your Local Council
Read what Marrickville Council in Sydney is doing to support refugees locally and world-wide: www.chilout.org/files/MarrickvilleCouncilPosition.doc. Lobby your local council to do likewise!
Permanent Protection for Refugees on TPVS
Oxfam Community Aid Abroad have launched an urgent campaign in June 2003, seeking the grant of permanent protection for all refugees now on temporary protection visas (TPVs). ChilOut urges you to participate in this campaign by contacting your local MP and other parliamentarians. Read more...