Amnesty International Wollongong members have called for a permanent resettlement solution for asylum seekers.
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"Wollongong has a proud history of welcoming refugees, and our city is all the more vibrant and humane for it," Amnesty spokesperson Jane Cipants said. "This is why our passionate members met at the lighthouse on Sunday to draw attention to the need for a change."
Successive government have for the past seven years overseen harmful policies against people seeking asylum, including the indefinite detention of those who arrived by boat after July 19, 2013.
Amnesty International Wollongong members say that after seven years it's time for Scott Morrison and the Government to commit to the resettlement of people seeking asylum and refugees in a safe and permanent home.
There are still 290 people held against their will in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Over 1000 women, men and children have been transferred to Australia for critical medical treatment and now live in 'transitory' visa limbo. Over 200 of those people are held in locked immigration detention centres known as APODs (alternative places of detention).
Wollongong Amnesty members say- It's time for a permanent resettlement solution.
They are asking Australians to sign a petition to the prime minister seeking this solution https://action.amnesty.org.au/act-now/time-for-a-home
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Agron Latifi
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
Wollongong born and bred. I love reporting about the Illawarra region and have been doing it for more than 20 years. I've moved into sport recently after covering the education round for the last five plus years for the Illawarra Mercury. It's been a great pleasure.
