Bound for Malaysia, Aussie refugees go on hunger strike

Myanmar interloper Mang Thai Par, 7, looks out of a window during her familys prosaic which they share with 3 alternative relatives in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR, August 6 A organisation of Australian haven seekers bound for Malaysia have gone upon a craving strike to criticism their deportation under a recently sealed interloper swap deal.

The Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported today which a group, thought to number a little 54 people together with a little 18 who contend they are minors, is a initial to be processed under a Gillard administrations understanding with Malaysia inked upon July 25.

The news agency reported Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul as observant Australian tellurian rights advocates had received a trouble call yesterday from a single of a haven seekers who have been incarcerated upon Yuletide Island given July 31.

The short call pronounced only, We are in a bad way; you need help. We are starting a craving strike, Rintoul was reported as observant as well as urged a Australian government to concede lawyers to revisit a refugees.

The haven seekers have committed no crime though are effectively being hold incommunicado The abuse of their tellurian rights has proposed even prior to they have been sent to Malaysia, he added.

Under a agreement, Australia will take in 4,000 asylum-seekers already in Malaysia whose claims have been processed, in return for Malaysia taking 800 unprocessed asylum-seekers from Australia.

While Australia says a intrigue is indispensable to break a chain of tellurian smuggling syndicates, a argumentative understanding in between Canberra as well as Putrajaya has been heavily panned by tellurian rights proponents worldwide.

Australian immigration minister Chris Bowen maintains a understanding is transparent as well as reminded haven seekers streamer Down South who put their y! oung kid s upon boats should work upon a basement which they would be taken to Malaysia.

No blanket exemptions. Ill not have a situation where you provide a prerogative for people who put their young kids upon a vessel as well as undertake which dangerous journey, a AAP quoted him as saying.

But we know, sure as night follows day, which if youve blanket exemptions people smugglers would feat which loophole as well as put young kids upon boats, as well as wed be traffic with a dangerous situation of boatloads of children, Bowen added.

Australia has over 6,000 haven seekers in detention, originating from countries together with Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Sri Lanka as well as Afghanistan. According to UN figures, Malaysia has about 93,000.