Australia will sign a deal with Cambodia to relocate political refugees. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said only those who chose to go to Cambodia would be resettled there but the alternative would be indefinite detention and constant psychological pressure to agree as witnessed in “voluntary” re-settlements of African asylum seekers from Israel.
Human rights groups say the scheme will not afford refugees sufficient protection and accuse Australia of failing to meet its international obligations by sending refugees to an impoverished nation ill-equipped to handle them.
Refugee Action Coalition said Cambodia was "an extremely poor country with a record of corruption". "It is not even able to look after its own citizens, let alone provide education, housing, jobs or permanent security for refugees...”
Australia's Green Party senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Australia was treating Cambodia as a "human dumping ground".
Human Rights Watch said Cambodia had failed to protect refugees and asylum-seekers, in some cases returning them to countries where they faced persecution.
Australia has also chosen to bring back temporary visas for refugees which leave refugees' lives in limbo. The visas mean those found to be refugees can be sent home after the fixed protection period elapses if conditions in their home country are judged to have improved and SOYMB can recall how many times Iraq has been judged secure and safe over recent years.
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Human rights groups say the scheme will not afford refugees sufficient protection and accuse Australia of failing to meet its international obligations by sending refugees to an impoverished nation ill-equipped to handle them.
Refugee Action Coalition said Cambodia was "an extremely poor country with a record of corruption". "It is not even able to look after its own citizens, let alone provide education, housing, jobs or permanent security for refugees...”
Australia's Green Party senator Sarah Hanson-Young said Australia was treating Cambodia as a "human dumping ground".
Human Rights Watch said Cambodia had failed to protect refugees and asylum-seekers, in some cases returning them to countries where they faced persecution.
Australia has also chosen to bring back temporary visas for refugees which leave refugees' lives in limbo. The visas mean those found to be refugees can be sent home after the fixed protection period elapses if conditions in their home country are judged to have improved and SOYMB can recall how many times Iraq has been judged secure and safe over recent years.
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