---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Teenage Asylum Seekers Should Not Be Trapped in Detention Centers Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011, 09:11:11 From: "Care2 Action Alerts" <actionalerts@care2.com> To: Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> Hi Russell, About 70 unaccompanied, asylum seeking minors will soon arrive at a detention center in the remote Western Australian town of Leonora. This comes amid growing international concern about the Australian government's treatment of asylees. Tell Western Australia that asylum seekers deserve help, not imprisonment. http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AgSpP/zLEp/J10W Locking up asylum seekers reduces them to the status of criminals. This violates the principles of international refugee law, which state that refugees have the right to cross borders and apply for asylum. It is even more unconscionable that Australian immigration authorities would consider treating minors in this way when much better options exist, such as fostering them out to visa-holding families of their ethnic origin. Tell the Western Australia Premier that this treatment is unacceptable. http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AgSpP/zLEp/J10W Thanks for taking action! Kathleen ThePetitionSite Take action link: http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AgSpP/zLEp/J10W ------------------------------------------- To stop receiving this newsletter, visit: http://www.care2.com/newsletters/unsub/10007/0/5205997/28962cae or send a blank email message to: ng-u-10007-5205997-8627678-13202014-07b72a8a@australia.care2.com Care2.com, Inc. 275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 300 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com ----------------------------------------- -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/