Refugee kiddies in Nauru make a video "Get us out of here, please, I'm begging you!"

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  1. Magoo

    Magoo Well-Known Member

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    The last wave of refugees didn't look under nourished like the vietnamese refugees a few decades ago
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    Those numbers were based on an analysis of government data.
    Then try this from the Australia Parliament House library:
    Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts? – Parliament of Australia

    • Although the numbers fluctuate, usually only a small proportion of asylum applicants in Australia arrive by boat—most arrive by air with a valid visa and then go on to pursue asylum claims. While the number of boat arrivals has risen substantially in recent years, it is worth noting that even in high arrival years they still comprise just over half of onshore asylum seekers in Australia and a greater proportion of those arriving by boat are recognised as refugees. In 2014, arrival numbers fell again and there was only one boat arrival in Australia. As a result, the majority of asylum applicants arrived by air.
     
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    Crikey!
    Must've had a good supply of protein shakes and steak on board.
     
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    "Of the asylum seekers who have had their claims assessed on Nauru, 77% have been found to be refugees, that is, they have fled a “well-founded fear of persecution” and are legally owed protection. The majority on Nauru have been held for more than three years.

    United Nations reiterates demand for Australia to close 'dire' detention centres

    Australia must close its “dire and untenable” offshore immigration detention centres, the United Nations has again told the country, following the release of the Nauru files by the Guardian, which has exposed widespread and systemic abuse on the island.

    Guardian Australia this week published more than 2,000 leaked incident reports – running to more than 8,000 pages – which revealed a regime of routine dysfunction and cruelty, showing widespread sexual and physical abuse of men, women and children, massive rates of self-harm and suicide attempts among those detained, and harsh living conditions in indefinite detention    ".
     
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    Now there's a possibility that some refugees in Nauru could get settled in New Zealand.
    Peter Dutton open to refugees on Nauru being resettled in New Zealand

    A leading advisor on immigration, Paris Aristotle, was reported in The Australian as saying that he believes the scale of child abuse, sexual assault and violence against refugees and asylum-seekers on Nauru has been exaggerated.; however, he is reported in The Guardian as saying all claims of assault experienced by asylum seekers in Australian-run detention centres should be investigated thoroughly and has no doubts many of the allegations are valid...

    “Even if some claims have been embellished, I am sure that enough of them are true and serious enough to give cause for concern, and the seriousness of those claims should not be diminished,” he said.

    He said the assault claims brought to light through the reporting of the Nauru files were “serious and with enough validity to warrant deep and through investigation”.

    But he added: “This debate has become so adversarial and conflict-based that it’s unsurprising some claims are embellished or exaggerated as a part of that.

    “Regardless of whatever position people hold at present, the urgent reality is people need to be resettled as a matter of priority to safe places where they can get on with their lives.”
     
    geoffw, 15th Sep, 2016
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  9. Azazel

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    That would be great.
    I can't see how they couldn't be happy with that and want to go home from there.
     
    Azazel, 15th Sep, 2016
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