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Samir (nombre ficticio) entró en España en 2010 escondido en un camión desde Marruecos, país donde nació y cuyo escudo lleva en portada su pasaporte. Una documentación que acreditaba que era menor de edad, pero a la que las autoridades españolas no dieron credibilidad. Le sometieron a unas pruebas médicas para determinar la edad –consistentes en radiografías de muñecas y exploración de genitales, entre otras– por orden de la Fiscalía General del Estado, que concluyeron que era mayor de edad. Así que, en lugar asumir su tutela y protección, lo dejó a su suerte, en la calle. 

Menores no acompañados: solos e indefensos ante el Estado

Samir (nombre ficticio) entró en España en 2010 escondido en un camión desde Marruecos, país donde nació y cuyo escudo lleva en portada s...
The Refugee Action Collective claims that the detention centre at Broadmeadows has been fortified with more fencing, despite Federal Government promises to run the facility as a hostel.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen committed to transforming the centre in June.
"When the number of unaccompanied minors at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) falls to about 50, I have asked the department to operate this facility as a more open, hostel-style facility for unaccompanied minors," he said at the time.
The population at the MITA currently stands at 16 and has been around 50 for more than three months.
Regular visitor and Refugee Action Collective volunteer Kristalo Hlysicos said that it is just another broken promise.
"Certainly it is absolutely true to say that fencing has gone up," she said.
"When we were going into the centre some three or four months ago, the boys could see outside somewhat."
An Immigration Department spokesperson said in a statement that the additional fencing is temporary in nature and relates to the construction of a gymnasium and visitors area which should be finished at the end of February 2012.
The department also said that the adequacy of the permanent fencing is being investigated but no work has been commissioned.
"The department does not discuss specific details of upgrades for operational reasons," the statement said.
Ms Hlysicos claims that the numbers at MITA dropped dramatically two-and-a half weeks ago when the majority of unaccompanied minors were put into community detention.
"I don't understand why you would put up fencing to lock anyone inside any further and to shut them off from the outside world," she said.
The Immigration Department maintains that the government is still committed to changing the style of accommodation at MITA and is working to determine which refugees would be suitable. (abc.net.au)

The Refugee Action Collective claims that the detention centre at Broadmeadows has been fortified with more fencing, despite Federal Government promises to run the facility as a hostel.

The Refugee Action Collective claims that the detention centre at Broadmeadows has been fortified with more fencing, despite Federal Governm...
Il Consiglio c'è, anzi no. O meglio c’è all’inizio della seduta, approva un provvedimento, poi non più, manca il numero legale e allora si torna tutti a casa.
Questa la piroetta del secondo Consiglio comunale dopo la pausa estiva. Comunque In compenso viene approvato un provvedimento di non poca incidenza economica e sociale. Ben 1 milione e 600.000 euro di debito fuori bilancio destinato al welfare. Nello specifico a minori stranieri non accompagnati e donne straniere in gravidanza senza famiglia. Non un provvedimento nuovo, ricorda l’assessore al ramo Abbaticchio: la somma “si aggiunge a quella già prevista nel Piano Sociale di Zona, pari a 1 milione e 100 mila euro”. A voler snocciolare due dati, 200 sono i minori stranieri già assistiti lo scorso anno e ben doppia si preannuncia la spesa sociale per l’anno in corso dati i rivolgimenti del nord Africa 

Approvato dal Consiglio Comunale di Bari un debito fuori bilancio per Minori stranieri non accompagnati e donne stranieri in gravidanza senza famiglia

Il Consiglio c'è, anzi no. O meglio c’è all’inizio della seduta, approva un provvedimento, poi non più, manca il numero legale e allora...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is unclear whether the High Court decision on the Malaysian asylum seeker swap deal rules out any offshore processing in the future.
Ms Gillard met with her cabinet in Brisbane on Wednesday night to consider oral advice from the solicitor-general on the High Court decision quashing the deal.
She told reporters in Brisbane on Thursday the advice showed there were questions about whether any offshore processing was possible.
"There are questions over the future of offshore processing arrangements that must be considered," she said.
"And it is far from clear whether the court's ruling would, practically speaking, permit the operation of offshore processing in other locations, even in locations where offshore processing has been conducted in the past."
But Ms Gillard said she was determined to break the people smugglers' business model, which the Malaysian agreement would have done.
The High Court's decision was "disappointing", and went against the government's own legal advice about the legality of the Malaysian agreement.
"Yesterday ... what we saw was the High Court enter into a different construction of the relevant section of the Migration Act," she said, adding that it turned on its head the government's understanding of migration law.
Ms Gillard said the government would digest the legal advice and make a comprehensive statement outlining the government's plans.
The court's ruling represented a missed opportunity, she said.
"A missed opportunity to enhance our region's response to the evil of people smuggling.
"A missed opportunity to make a real and important contribution to the region's approach to the transnational crime of people smuggling through the Bali framework.
"And it is a missed opportunity ... to send a message to asylum seekers not to risk their lives at sea and get into boats."
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the ruling was likely to have a significant impact on any government's attempts to send unaccompanied minors to an offshore location.
"The situation with unaccompanied minors has changed under law," he said.
Sending unaccompanied minors offshore would involve the immigration minister giving written permission that would be judicially reviewable, he said.
"Which would make the removal of unaccompanied minors to any offshore location, under any regime, one that is highly problematic."
The prime minister defended Mr Bowen when asked if the minister had offered to resign following the court's ruling.
"Minister Bowen at all times acted on the best advice available to him and acted with a clear determination and resolve to break the people smugglers' business model," Ms Gillard said.
"That's what I asked him to do as minister."
Ms Gillard said the High Court had changed the interpretation of immigration law, singling out chief justice Robert French for mention.
"His honour ... considered comparable legal questions when he was a judge of the Federal Court and made different decisions to the one that the High Court made yesterday," she said.
Ms Gillard said the government would respond to the decision carefully and methodically.
Ms Gillard said she would not rule out using Nauru or reintroducing temporary protection visas despite opposition from Labor's Left faction.
"The only guarantee that I ever give is every decision we take will be taken in the national interest," she said.
"We will make a comprehensive statement when we are in a position to."
Mr Bowen has spoken with his Malaysian counterpart and says the latter understands the government's legal position.
"He has recommitted Malaysia to working very closely with Australia on all these issues," he said.
"He has indicated that from his point of view this does not in any way diminish or affect the very warm working relationship between Australia and Malaysia.
Mr Bowen said he had no intention of stepping down as immigration minister because he had an obligation to the prime minister, the government and the country to see his job through.
"The easy option would be to resign," he said.
"The only thing that would happen if I resign would be my quality of life might go up, nothing else is going to be impacted by that."
Ms Gillard said the government would digest the legal advice and make a comprehensive statement outlining the government's plans.
The court's ruling represented a missed opportunity, she said.
"A missed opportunity to enhance our region's response to the evil of people smuggling.
"A missed opportunity to make a real and important contribution to the region's approach to the transnational crime of people smuggling through the Bali framework.
"And it is a missed opportunity ... to send a message to asylum seekers not to risk their lives at sea and get into boats."
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen said the ruling was likely to have a significant impact on any government's attempts to send unaccompanied minors to an offshore location.
"The situation with unaccompanied minors has changed under law," he said.
Sending unaccompanied minors offshore would involve the immigration minister giving written permission that would be judicially reviewable, he said.
"Which would make the removal of unaccompanied minors to any offshore location, under any regime, one that is highly problematic."

Future of offshore deals unclear: Gillard

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is unclear whether the High Court decision on the Malaysian asylum seeker swap deal rules out any offs...
ELEANOR HALL: The Human Rights Commission is urging the Government to start processing the refugee claims of the 335 asylum seekers who were to have been deported.

The High Court yesterday imposed a permanent injunction preventing the Commonwealth from sending them to Malaysia. And the Government is yet to divulge what will happen to them.

The Human Rights Commission was granted leave to intervene in the case which also dealt with the plight of an unaccompanied child.

The president of the Human Rights Commission Cathy Branson spoke to Alexandra Kirk:

CATHERINE BRANSON: Well I think the thing that we were most pleased about was to have the court give a definitive ruling on how the minister's obligations as guardian of unaccompanied minors who come to Australia with the intention of staying, how those responsibilities work together with the responsibilities under the Migration Act.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: Now the upshot is that the Minister has to give his written consent for an unaccompanied minor to be sent from Australia and that will be able to be tested in a court as well.

So do you think as a result of this decision that the Government will be able to send unaccompanied minors elsewhere for processing?

CATHERINE BRANSON: Well I think if the law stays in the same form that it's in we know that the Minister as the guardian must give his written consent as you say under the act that makes him a guardian. And the decision he makes under that act will be judicially reviewable. And we are confident that he is obliged under that act to take into account the best interests of the child concerned.

Now it's possible to think of a case in which it would be in the interests of a child to go to a third country. The most obvious example is if the child's parents were in that country or if the child had not p parents their grandparents for example or other family members were there.

But for the bulk of children who come to Australia unaccompanied it's not easy to envisage that it would be in their best interests to be removed from Australia.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: You've cautioned the Government not to rush towards alternative solutions. They haven't ruled out going back to temporary protection visas or Nauru although they are conceding that early legal advice is that there's a big question mark over Nauru or any other offshore processing. What about Manus Island do you think?

CATHERINE BRANSON: Look I think what is important is that the Government think carefully about the implications of this decision and reflect on how they can act in a way that is consistent with their international human rights obligations and also consistently with the humanitarian approach for which Australia I think will wish to be known.

There are some alternatives that may be open of the kind you've mentioned. But where they've been tried before most of them we know have really been damaging to the individuals concerned and indeed in many cases had the result that ultimately people came back to live in Australia but came back people who've been damaged by their experiences.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: Including Manus Island?

CATHERINE BRANSON: Well I'm not able to speak particularly of Manus Island. But we would have to think very carefully I think before we utilised it as a place to send people.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: Three hundred and thirty-five asylum seekers have arrived on Christmas Island since the Government signed the deal with Malaysia. How long do you think the Government can leave them there while it scouts around for an alternative to the Malaysia solution?

CATHERINE BRANSON: We're very concerned about people being held effectively in limbo on Christmas Island and in circumstances where they don't have access to all of the services and facilities we'd normally expect to be made available to someone who comes to Australia seeking protection.

So we would urge the Minister to move very promptly to remove them from this limbo situation. And we suggest that the appropriate option is to now process them as we would have done before and to have their claims assessed.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: Would your body, the Human Rights Commission, consider taking action against the Government on that front?

CATHERINE BRANSON: Well we're not authorised to institute litigation ourselves. We are involved in advocacy with the Government. And if there is litigation on foot we can when satisfied of certain criteria intervene or seek leave to intervene in that proceeding. But we do urge the Government to process these people promptly and have their claims assessed.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: Have you put that directly to the Government?

CATHERINE BRANSON: Yes we have.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: When?

CATHERINE BRANSON: I think a formal letter did go quite recently, within the last day or so. But our views on this I think have been known to the Minister for some time.

ALEXANDRA KIRK: And has the Government responded?

CATHERINE BRANSON: Not yet.

ELEANOR HALL: That's the president of the Human Rights Commission Cathy Branson speaking to Alexandra Kirk.

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