Refugee Roulette: Australia-born Babies Left Stateless and - TopicsExpress



          

Refugee Roulette: Australia-born Babies Left Stateless and Homeless. Outcome of Federal Circuit Court Case re babies of asylum seekers born in Australia Speaking from the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane today, The Chair of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce, the Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt, said that “the Taskforce is greatly saddened by the decision of the Court in Brisbane which ruled that babies born in Australian immigration centres are essentially unauthorised maritime arrivals”. Mothers in detention centres across Australia and offshore sat desperately awaiting the outcome of this case today. In just three weeks, Brisbane-born baby Ferouz will be 1 year old. He will have spent his entire life behind bars, in detention. The Minister for Immigration has argued that this baby, born in the Mater hospital in Brisbane and who has a Queensland birth certificate, is an “unauthorised maritime arrival.” This argument was upheld by the Federal Circuit Court today.Read more by clicking the link below.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 07:03:45 +0000

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