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I AM a Sri Lankan. In 2009, we had the same issue as Libya: Sri Lankan armed forces killed civilians during the fight against the rebels.The Australian Tamils wrote to then prime minister Kevin Rudd to help stop the bloodshed and prevent the innocents being killed. Neither the prime minister nor the foreign minister did anything. |
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The use of rubber bullets by security officers last week at the Christmas Island detention centre is a chilling reminder that our society allows state sanctioned violence against asylum seekers in a way that would be considered intolerable even in the most repressive parts of our prison system.
Furthermore, it says something very sad about Australia that there is not an outcry by the media, politicians and the community against the use of such instruments of violence on children and women. Would we sit on our hands and say nothing if the police threw tear gas into a group of demonstrators in Martin Place or Collins Street?
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The heart of Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli lay in shambles Monday as the United States and allies continued their mission to dilute the Libyan leader's strength. But Gadhafi's whereabouts -- and his plans after promising a "long-drawn war" -- remained unknown. A coalition military official insisted neither Gadhafi nor his residence were intended targets of the bombing late Sunday. But the official -- who was not being identified because of the sensitivity of the information -- said the compound was targeted because it contained capabilities to exercise command and control over Libyan forces. |
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NSW
Date: Sunday 20th March 2011
Time : 4.45pm for 5pm start
Venue: Homebush Boys High School, Bridge Road, Homebush
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With the Middle East in the throes of a major political re-alignment, the best Julia Gillard can say in Washington is to praise the US position on Israel and to flick the question on a no-fly zone over Libya to the UN, while Rudd continues to press for it. Asked as to a possible Australian contribution to a Middle East initiative by the West she responded that Libya was a long way from Australia - so is Afghanistan.
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LATIN American governments friendly to Muammar Gaddafi say countries involved in today's military strikes in Libya really covet its oil wealth. "They want to seize Libya's oil," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Gaddafi's main ally in Latin America, said on state television. Chavez said the military action was "irresponsible" and nothing but "interference in the internal affairs" of a country. |
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A young asylum seeker has climbed a tree in a solo protest at an immigration detention centre in Melbourne's north this morning. Police were called to the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation centre in Broadmeadows after the young detainee, believed to be about 17, refused to come down. |
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Buildings and tents at the Christmas Island detention centre have been destroyed in fires deliberately lit by asylum seekers overnight.Tents used to house asylum seekers were razed, after Australian Federal Police (AFP) used tear gas to quell a group of about 250 protesters attempting to break out of the centre.A small number of asylum seekers and staff suffered minor effects from tear gas and smoke, the immigration department says. |
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The Uniting Church in Australia has expressed its horror at the excessive use of force against asylum seekers on Christmas Island this past weekend.The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev. Alistair Macrae said today, ‘The confirmation by the Immigration Minister that “beanbag” bullets along with tear gas were used against an unarmed group of people partaking in a peaceful demonstration is of extreme concern to us’.
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A 20-year-old Afghan asylum seeker has been found dead at an immigration detention centre in Queensland. The Department of Immigration confirmed the body of the asylum seeker was discovered in his accommodation about 8pm on Thursday night. Staff at the Scherger Immigration Detention Centre performed CPR on the man, but he could not be revived. |
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"..“all people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind and have a say in how you are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice; government that is transparent and doesn't steal from the people; the freedom to live as you choose. These are not just American ideas; they are human rights. And that is why we will support them everywhere.” I believe this is as true of Sri Lankans as any people anywhere in the world and the United States stands with Sri Lanka as a friend and partner in this pursuit. .." |
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