RAR believes
that Australia should
- Receive asylum seekers
in accordance with the humane standards set out in the UN Convention on
Refugees which Australia signed in 1954.
- Close all off-chore
and remote detention centres and take full responsibility for processing
asylum seeker claims in Australia,
- Rescind all current
legislation that condones and even encourages human rights violations and
establish a formal multi-party parliamentary committee to draft refugee
and asylum seeker policies that will gain bipartisan support.
- Do more to improve
public understanding to the plight of asylum seeker issues and to dispel
common myths.
- Provide orientation,
training and support to urban and rural communities willing to assist
refugees with accommodation and employment.
In our Region
Australia should
- Work with our Asia
Pacific neighbours to find cooperative and non-punitive solutions to the
flow of refugees into and through the region.
- Ensure that countries
currently hosting disproportionate numbers of refugees are given
appropriate support.
In the Global
context
Australian
should
- Use its position on
the United National Security Council
- Seek a world-wide
increase in aid for refugees
- Seek to influence
oppressive governments who are persecuting their minority groups
Rural
Australians for Refugees call on the Australian Government to seek solutions at
a global, regional and national level to address the international asylum
seeker and refugee crisis.
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