While the Social Justice party (SJP) is satisfied with our PM, Hon Kevin Rudd, initial response to the revelation by police in Dubai that some of the new suspects identified in the assassination of a senior Hamas member last month were travelling on Australian passports. But we are waiting to see our government taking further steps to discipline this rogue state.
“The assassins’ use of wide range of developed countries’ passports is further proof that Israel is real threat on global security” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of SJP. “The Israeli government is the only government that resort to such actions of extrajudicial steps that expose large numbers of civilians to many threats”
“The Australian government’s persistent support of Israeli’s crimes against humanity including voting against international will last year for UN general assembly’s adopting Goldstone’s report gave Israel wrong message of support of its illegal activities”
After police of Dubai’s revelation, we expect serious implications against Australia and its citizens. This will include international arrest warrant of Australian citizens who insist that they did not commit any crime. It is the responsibility of Australian government, as per our constitution, to protest our citizens.
It will also further damage the image of Australia as a supporter of rogue state that commits international crimes, including crimes against humanity during its invasion of Lebanon, 2006, and invasion of Gaza, 2008 - 2009.
The Israeli move also compromised our sovereignty. They have acted as if they operate Australia in the way they wish.
The SJP urges Australian government to take serious actions to curb the Israeli appetite for blood and destruction. This should include suspending all diplomatic, economic and military ties with this rogue state which is currently led by war criminals, as affirmed by Goldstone’s report and other human rights organisations’ reports.
The Australian government should also revisit all tax-payers money collected by Zionist organizations in Australia annually and sent to Israel to fund illegal activities. Australian people deserve to know where their tax money is sent and what it used for.
The latest development strengthened our vision in SJP to consider Israel as rogue state built on racist Zionist ideology.
In addition to our demand that our government takes serious steps to regain confidence in our passport system and our international relation as a peace loving nation, we are considering taking steps to expose the Israeli crimes that damaged our nation’s reputation and image. We will consult other human rights organizations and pro-Palestinian organizations of the best way to respond to this international crime. These steps could include protesting outside Israeli embassy, writing protest letters to Israeli and Australian governments demanding clearing Australia’s name of any violation to international law and organizing forums and gathering on the issue.
We will make sure that the Israeli crimes and the Australian government repeated support of Israel to become an important election issue for the next federal election.
For media comments, Jamal Daoud, the SJN spokesperson, can be contacted on 0404 47 272
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Aminov family’s ordeal: historical victory over state’s might!
The month of January this year will be historic for the Aminov family, for our political group and for many human rights supporters. Two weeks ago, the minister for immigration decided to end the Aminov family’s 12 years ordeal by granting them permanent visas. This good news does not stop. The son Marat has got his citizenship certificate and soon will hold the first passport in his life.
The end of the Aminovs ordeal is undoubtedly one of the most important victories against the highly inhumane migration system we have in this country. It is a system that we thought would be changed totally after the Labor government was elected to office in November 2007. Such thoughts evaporated soon after the appointment of Senator Chris Evans as the new immigration minister.
The extraordinary nature of this case was made by the unique stubbornness of DIAC officials, and their minister, and their refusal to show any kind of humanity in their decisions about this case. The DIAC officials, including the workers in minister’s office, refused even to meet the family members to listen to their compelling circumstances and to try to find a workable solution to the impasse. Not only this: DIAC officials were taking decisions that were neither practical nor logical. They were operating as if they were on other planet.
The ruthlessness of DIAC officials, the minister and his staff, in dealing with this case was unique and exceptional. These officials closed their eyes, ears, hearts and minds to any documented argument we provided them with to urge them to grant this family a permanent visa. The decision was so simple that it only needed the minister’s signature. No more no less. And there was no untoward consequence. What amazed us was the insistence of the DIAC officials that taking the humane decision constituted a big moral and legal challenge. As if the DIAC officials had not deported Australians, detained Australians and caused many to lose their lives.
What makes this a big victory is the tremendous courage and resilience of the Aminovs to end their ordeal, this way or other. The whole family was determined that their ordeal should be ended soon. This is why they took a decision to declare an open hunger strike outside the Federal parliament. They decided that either the minister’s advisors would be woken up, or they would not care to end their lives. At the end of the day they had enough of just waiting for humanity from DIAC and its officials.
We highly praise and remember the high courage of the Aminovs in facing the might of the Australian state on all levels. At different stages, they were subjected to oppression from Federal government, federal police, ACT state government and police, ACT legal system and ACT health services. At different stages all the family members were subjected to state oppression and were detained illegally. The father was in jail, son in a mental health unit and mother not allowed to see anyone of them. The state might was on its fulliest display to discipline the family that dared to stand up for their rights and challenge inhumane treatment.
The family and supporters (mainly our group) were in fact challenging the whole regressive inhumane political system.
The whole family was on hunger strike outside the federal parliament for months, but was not visited by any federal politicians, including the self-styled self-claimed (without any shred of practical prove) “progressive” politicians.
Ms Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens senator and looking after refugees’ portfolio, indicated on several occasions that she was ready to travel from Adelaide (her state) to Canberra or Sydney to deliver a speech at a pro-refugees rally. But she could not move from her air conditioned office at the parliament house to the outside lawn to speak to the family and ask them about their case and how to help them. We know that at a pro-refuges rally, there is always possibility for media circus and a chance to vend more deceiving promises and claims. But in the case of Aminovs, there were no media showing interest in this case.
The inhumane correspondence from minister’s office regarding this case led us to cancel a preference deal with the Labor candidates in the last council election. We, after the minister’s office showed high ruthlessness in dealing with this family’s ordeal, also warned the minster, his office workers and DIAC officials that they will lose their bid to break the soul of the family, as the family had reached the point of total hopelessness from the humanity of the system. We also warned the minister and his office workers that the consequence for their stubbornness could be dire. But they insisted with their heartless approach to this case.
What makes this case an historic victory, is that is exposed the real faces and agendas of many politicians that were trading the misery of refugees and asylum seekers for thousands of votes just before each election by spreading many deceiving promises and claims.
In our support to this family we proved that there is alternative to our “progressive” politicians - those politicians that are mainly acting as machines of spreading lies and deception, but the end of the day, are very skilful in getting progressive voters support, only.
What amazes us is that many of these politicians are demanding that our federal government cut ties with Japan for killing whales. But they are heartlessly silent over destroying lives of thousands of people, in Australia or abroad. The same politician, who called on the Federal government to cut ties with Japan over whaling, was silent over the treatment of the Aminov family. Such treatment could have at some stage cost lives. He also did not care about the killing of people in Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank, Sri Lanka, …
At some stage, the Aminov mum was asking one of the federal politicians to treat the family as one of his dogs. Would he allow a dog without passport or vaccination? But they were with no passport for 13 years. And they were denied any medical health for about decade.
We are proud that our group’s (Social Justice Party’s) efforts and actions have participated greatly in prompting the government to change many inhumane pieces of legislation. The group’s many representations and active lobbying efforts on behalf of married non-Australians have helped to “convince” the government to introduce new legislation to waive the requirement to leave the country and apply overseas. Our group’s representations and active support of several stateless people helped also “convincing” the minister to adopt complementary asylum legislation.
We deeply believe that Australia and Australians deserve better politicians. And we are working to create some real progressive politicians that will stand up for real issues. Yes, we want to look after whales. But, with due respect, we should care about human lives too.
The end of the Aminovs ordeal is undoubtedly one of the most important victories against the highly inhumane migration system we have in this country. It is a system that we thought would be changed totally after the Labor government was elected to office in November 2007. Such thoughts evaporated soon after the appointment of Senator Chris Evans as the new immigration minister.
The extraordinary nature of this case was made by the unique stubbornness of DIAC officials, and their minister, and their refusal to show any kind of humanity in their decisions about this case. The DIAC officials, including the workers in minister’s office, refused even to meet the family members to listen to their compelling circumstances and to try to find a workable solution to the impasse. Not only this: DIAC officials were taking decisions that were neither practical nor logical. They were operating as if they were on other planet.
The ruthlessness of DIAC officials, the minister and his staff, in dealing with this case was unique and exceptional. These officials closed their eyes, ears, hearts and minds to any documented argument we provided them with to urge them to grant this family a permanent visa. The decision was so simple that it only needed the minister’s signature. No more no less. And there was no untoward consequence. What amazed us was the insistence of the DIAC officials that taking the humane decision constituted a big moral and legal challenge. As if the DIAC officials had not deported Australians, detained Australians and caused many to lose their lives.
What makes this a big victory is the tremendous courage and resilience of the Aminovs to end their ordeal, this way or other. The whole family was determined that their ordeal should be ended soon. This is why they took a decision to declare an open hunger strike outside the Federal parliament. They decided that either the minister’s advisors would be woken up, or they would not care to end their lives. At the end of the day they had enough of just waiting for humanity from DIAC and its officials.
We highly praise and remember the high courage of the Aminovs in facing the might of the Australian state on all levels. At different stages, they were subjected to oppression from Federal government, federal police, ACT state government and police, ACT legal system and ACT health services. At different stages all the family members were subjected to state oppression and were detained illegally. The father was in jail, son in a mental health unit and mother not allowed to see anyone of them. The state might was on its fulliest display to discipline the family that dared to stand up for their rights and challenge inhumane treatment.
The family and supporters (mainly our group) were in fact challenging the whole regressive inhumane political system.
The whole family was on hunger strike outside the federal parliament for months, but was not visited by any federal politicians, including the self-styled self-claimed (without any shred of practical prove) “progressive” politicians.
Ms Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens senator and looking after refugees’ portfolio, indicated on several occasions that she was ready to travel from Adelaide (her state) to Canberra or Sydney to deliver a speech at a pro-refugees rally. But she could not move from her air conditioned office at the parliament house to the outside lawn to speak to the family and ask them about their case and how to help them. We know that at a pro-refuges rally, there is always possibility for media circus and a chance to vend more deceiving promises and claims. But in the case of Aminovs, there were no media showing interest in this case.
The inhumane correspondence from minister’s office regarding this case led us to cancel a preference deal with the Labor candidates in the last council election. We, after the minister’s office showed high ruthlessness in dealing with this family’s ordeal, also warned the minster, his office workers and DIAC officials that they will lose their bid to break the soul of the family, as the family had reached the point of total hopelessness from the humanity of the system. We also warned the minister and his office workers that the consequence for their stubbornness could be dire. But they insisted with their heartless approach to this case.
What makes this case an historic victory, is that is exposed the real faces and agendas of many politicians that were trading the misery of refugees and asylum seekers for thousands of votes just before each election by spreading many deceiving promises and claims.
In our support to this family we proved that there is alternative to our “progressive” politicians - those politicians that are mainly acting as machines of spreading lies and deception, but the end of the day, are very skilful in getting progressive voters support, only.
What amazes us is that many of these politicians are demanding that our federal government cut ties with Japan for killing whales. But they are heartlessly silent over destroying lives of thousands of people, in Australia or abroad. The same politician, who called on the Federal government to cut ties with Japan over whaling, was silent over the treatment of the Aminov family. Such treatment could have at some stage cost lives. He also did not care about the killing of people in Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank, Sri Lanka, …
At some stage, the Aminov mum was asking one of the federal politicians to treat the family as one of his dogs. Would he allow a dog without passport or vaccination? But they were with no passport for 13 years. And they were denied any medical health for about decade.
We are proud that our group’s (Social Justice Party’s) efforts and actions have participated greatly in prompting the government to change many inhumane pieces of legislation. The group’s many representations and active lobbying efforts on behalf of married non-Australians have helped to “convince” the government to introduce new legislation to waive the requirement to leave the country and apply overseas. Our group’s representations and active support of several stateless people helped also “convincing” the minister to adopt complementary asylum legislation.
We deeply believe that Australia and Australians deserve better politicians. And we are working to create some real progressive politicians that will stand up for real issues. Yes, we want to look after whales. But, with due respect, we should care about human lives too.
Friday, January 15, 2010
January 12, 2010
Egyptian and Israeli blockade of Gaza should end now!
To mark the first annual anniversary of the Israeli holocaust against the people of Gaza, the Social Justice party (SJP) has called for a vigil outside the Egyptian consulate in Sydney. The party took such this decision in response to calls from advocates of Palestinian rights around the world to target Egyptian embassies and consulates.
The move to target Egyptian diplomatic missions is necessary to highlight the participation of the Egyptian government in the crime of blockading Gaza from the outside world. This crime has cost so far more than 360 innocent deaths because of lack of medicines. It has also made Gaza the biggest jail on earth, where 1.5 million people are trapped against their will.
“The blockade resulted in horrific circumstances in the sieged strip. Because of this blockade, more than 80% of Gazans are unemployed” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of SJP. “This has been confirmed by the very bleak picture of life in the strip testified to by humanitarian agencies after 2 years of total blockade.”
Many humanitarian agencies have indicated that half of the Gazans are suffering from anaemia because of malnutrition. In addition to this, hundreds of students and workers cannot travel to their studies or jobs.
The hospitals in the strip after 2 years of total blockade are definitely unable to deal with the wide-scale catastrophe in the aftermath of last year’s barbaric invasion. The injured and sick people could not receive proper medical treatment as more than 150 important medicines are not available in the strip, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“This total blockade is definitely a war crime against the most populated area on earth. The Goldstone report clearly mentioned this fact many times” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of SJP. “And the participation by Egypt in this blockade is definitely a crime against humanity”
In Australia, shamefully, no Australian politician has joined their international counterparts to travel to the strip after the barbaric invasion for solidarity or just for fact-finding. Our group’s efforts to form a wide delegation to visit the strip were lacking only politicians’ participation.
“This gives clear indication about the empty pre-election rhetoric of some so-called “progressive” politicians and “progressive” parties” added Mr Daoud. “In the next Federal election, we will remind the voters, especially those who support Palestinian rights and oppose occupation and colonisation, about this shameful stance of all political parties currently represented in the parliament”.
The vigil will be on Sunday, 17 December 09, outside the Egyptian consulate - 241 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills. The vigil will start at 2 pm.
For more information, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272
To mark the first annual anniversary of the Israeli holocaust against the people of Gaza, the Social Justice party (SJP) has called for a vigil outside the Egyptian consulate in Sydney. The party took such this decision in response to calls from advocates of Palestinian rights around the world to target Egyptian embassies and consulates.
The move to target Egyptian diplomatic missions is necessary to highlight the participation of the Egyptian government in the crime of blockading Gaza from the outside world. This crime has cost so far more than 360 innocent deaths because of lack of medicines. It has also made Gaza the biggest jail on earth, where 1.5 million people are trapped against their will.
“The blockade resulted in horrific circumstances in the sieged strip. Because of this blockade, more than 80% of Gazans are unemployed” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of SJP. “This has been confirmed by the very bleak picture of life in the strip testified to by humanitarian agencies after 2 years of total blockade.”
Many humanitarian agencies have indicated that half of the Gazans are suffering from anaemia because of malnutrition. In addition to this, hundreds of students and workers cannot travel to their studies or jobs.
The hospitals in the strip after 2 years of total blockade are definitely unable to deal with the wide-scale catastrophe in the aftermath of last year’s barbaric invasion. The injured and sick people could not receive proper medical treatment as more than 150 important medicines are not available in the strip, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“This total blockade is definitely a war crime against the most populated area on earth. The Goldstone report clearly mentioned this fact many times” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of SJP. “And the participation by Egypt in this blockade is definitely a crime against humanity”
In Australia, shamefully, no Australian politician has joined their international counterparts to travel to the strip after the barbaric invasion for solidarity or just for fact-finding. Our group’s efforts to form a wide delegation to visit the strip were lacking only politicians’ participation.
“This gives clear indication about the empty pre-election rhetoric of some so-called “progressive” politicians and “progressive” parties” added Mr Daoud. “In the next Federal election, we will remind the voters, especially those who support Palestinian rights and oppose occupation and colonisation, about this shameful stance of all political parties currently represented in the parliament”.
The vigil will be on Sunday, 17 December 09, outside the Egyptian consulate - 241 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills. The vigil will start at 2 pm.
For more information, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272
Monday, November 16, 2009
November 17, 2009
Kevin Rudd should refrain from killing asylum seekers
The deterioration of the racist and inhumane debate about the arrivals of boat people to the point of killing some of these asylum seekers is a very alarming development that needs a lot of investigation and exploring the responsible people.
It is very clear that the resort of Indonesian coastal patrol to shoot and kill asylum seekers is direct result of tremendous pressure from Australian Federal government on Indonesian government to stop the boats. This development is serious setback to promises from Rudd government to follow humane policy in this regard. It also constitutes serious violation to Australian commitments under international treaties and agreements.
The deterioration of support to Rudd’s government shown in the latest opinion polls should be considered as natural. Rudd’s government had made a lot of promises before the last election. The ordinary citizen could not feel any difference since that election on their lives, where Rudd’s government had resorted to the same tactics and policies of its regressive predecessor. The ordinary citizen’s hardships which include low government services, high inflation and expensive lifestyle and bad treatment by government’s department had not changed under the new government.
The Australians had voted n the last election for change. Now the Australians discover that they have voted for different names but for the same regressive racist policies that are impotent of helping marginalized communities to meet daily needs.
What makes it more depressing and disappointing is the lack of any progressive voice in the Federal parliament to stand up against these regressive moves. All politicians have practiced complete silence on yesterday’s crime of killing asylum seekers in cold blood. Even the small parties that claim to be progressive followed the same line of overlooking this serious setback to human rights in Australia.
The Social Justice Network condemns this inhumane crime, which is added to the long line of crimes against refugees and asylum seekers. The group demands full independent investigation to determine the responsibles, directly or indirectly, of this crime and bring them to justice.
The group also demands that Rudd’s government honour its commitments towards asylum seekers according to international treaties and agreements, especially the Geneva Convention on the status of refugees signed by Australia 1951. The group also demands that opposition from all parties to deal with this issue as humanitarian one and not as electoral issue. An issue where suffering of innocents people could be used to get more votes. We should remember that Australian participation in invading Afghanistan and Iraq had participated in creating the suffering of these people and enforced them to flee and seek asylum in different countries.
The group will continue its tireless efforts to highlight the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers by bringing it back to the front political issues in the country. The group will make the rights of refugees and asylum seekers an important issue in the next election to expose the politicians that used this issue to trade the suffering of refugees for some votes from progressive Australians.
For media comments, Jamal Daoud, the SJN spokesperson, can be contacted on 0404 47 272
The deterioration of the racist and inhumane debate about the arrivals of boat people to the point of killing some of these asylum seekers is a very alarming development that needs a lot of investigation and exploring the responsible people.
It is very clear that the resort of Indonesian coastal patrol to shoot and kill asylum seekers is direct result of tremendous pressure from Australian Federal government on Indonesian government to stop the boats. This development is serious setback to promises from Rudd government to follow humane policy in this regard. It also constitutes serious violation to Australian commitments under international treaties and agreements.
The deterioration of support to Rudd’s government shown in the latest opinion polls should be considered as natural. Rudd’s government had made a lot of promises before the last election. The ordinary citizen could not feel any difference since that election on their lives, where Rudd’s government had resorted to the same tactics and policies of its regressive predecessor. The ordinary citizen’s hardships which include low government services, high inflation and expensive lifestyle and bad treatment by government’s department had not changed under the new government.
The Australians had voted n the last election for change. Now the Australians discover that they have voted for different names but for the same regressive racist policies that are impotent of helping marginalized communities to meet daily needs.
What makes it more depressing and disappointing is the lack of any progressive voice in the Federal parliament to stand up against these regressive moves. All politicians have practiced complete silence on yesterday’s crime of killing asylum seekers in cold blood. Even the small parties that claim to be progressive followed the same line of overlooking this serious setback to human rights in Australia.
The Social Justice Network condemns this inhumane crime, which is added to the long line of crimes against refugees and asylum seekers. The group demands full independent investigation to determine the responsibles, directly or indirectly, of this crime and bring them to justice.
The group also demands that Rudd’s government honour its commitments towards asylum seekers according to international treaties and agreements, especially the Geneva Convention on the status of refugees signed by Australia 1951. The group also demands that opposition from all parties to deal with this issue as humanitarian one and not as electoral issue. An issue where suffering of innocents people could be used to get more votes. We should remember that Australian participation in invading Afghanistan and Iraq had participated in creating the suffering of these people and enforced them to flee and seek asylum in different countries.
The group will continue its tireless efforts to highlight the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers by bringing it back to the front political issues in the country. The group will make the rights of refugees and asylum seekers an important issue in the next election to expose the politicians that used this issue to trade the suffering of refugees for some votes from progressive Australians.
For media comments, Jamal Daoud, the SJN spokesperson, can be contacted on 0404 47 272
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Dear Hon Sen.: your comments are "not in our name"
Dear Hon. Sen. Barnaby Joyce
I read your comments on your solution to the standoff onboard Oceanic Viking. I shockingly disbelieved that you could have suggested such deeply ridiculous solution to this highly humanitarian issue.
I do believe that every responsible person should make informed comments before opening their mouths and give public speech. These informed comments require one to search issues they do not know or have no idea about. But shockingly you even failed to make such research and went on with your ridiculous comments that not only had embarrassed you. We, all Australians, could become a matter of international joke as a result of these deeply naïve comments.
We understand that you want to attract all racist votes you can before the coming Federal election, to secure your re-election. But we think that you have sent the wrong message.
For a senator in the highset decision making body in this country you could have read the Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees adopted 1951 before giving such ridiculous comments. If you have read this convention, you would have discovered that your comments are clearly violating many articles in the convention. These comments are especially violating article 33 of the convention.
The more ridiculous suggestion in your comments is the suggestion to send the asylum seekers to Sri Lanka to process their claims there. This suggestion is highly ridiculous because you are in fact trying to send them to their deaths. I am not sure if you have read recent reports about the massacres of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka and other abuses to their human rights. Secondly, and to qualify for refugee status, person should be outside the country of their nationality (according to article 1 (a) of the convention) to qualify to be refugee.
We know that you are so keen to play race card again to win some popularity. But we believe that you could play this card more intelligently, to avoid make Australia and its politicians laughing matter on international arena.
As we have plenty racists in politics at the moment, we are sure that Australians are looking to hear from the more compassion ones. This is why in the latest opinion poll, both the Government and the Opposition failed to win the support of the majority of voters on this particular issue.
While we deeply condemn your racist and ridiculous comments, we believe that they would not win you any popularity. Consequently, we promise to fight the redicularity of politicians like you, and most of our politicians at the moment.
At the mean time and to avoid more embarrassment in the future, we hope that you can access the UNHCR website and read more about this issue and legal aspects relating to them. We also hope that you can read more about the dire situation in Sri Lank to better understand why people are risking their lives to come by boats to this great nation.
At last we would like to tell everyone, in Australia and abroad, that your comments are “not in our name”. We would not hesitate to welcome these refugees and have no troubles with the way they arrived to save their lives (and the lives of their loved kids).
Yours truly,
Jamal Daoud
Spokesperson, Social Justice Network
I read your comments on your solution to the standoff onboard Oceanic Viking. I shockingly disbelieved that you could have suggested such deeply ridiculous solution to this highly humanitarian issue.
I do believe that every responsible person should make informed comments before opening their mouths and give public speech. These informed comments require one to search issues they do not know or have no idea about. But shockingly you even failed to make such research and went on with your ridiculous comments that not only had embarrassed you. We, all Australians, could become a matter of international joke as a result of these deeply naïve comments.
We understand that you want to attract all racist votes you can before the coming Federal election, to secure your re-election. But we think that you have sent the wrong message.
For a senator in the highset decision making body in this country you could have read the Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees adopted 1951 before giving such ridiculous comments. If you have read this convention, you would have discovered that your comments are clearly violating many articles in the convention. These comments are especially violating article 33 of the convention.
The more ridiculous suggestion in your comments is the suggestion to send the asylum seekers to Sri Lanka to process their claims there. This suggestion is highly ridiculous because you are in fact trying to send them to their deaths. I am not sure if you have read recent reports about the massacres of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka and other abuses to their human rights. Secondly, and to qualify for refugee status, person should be outside the country of their nationality (according to article 1 (a) of the convention) to qualify to be refugee.
We know that you are so keen to play race card again to win some popularity. But we believe that you could play this card more intelligently, to avoid make Australia and its politicians laughing matter on international arena.
As we have plenty racists in politics at the moment, we are sure that Australians are looking to hear from the more compassion ones. This is why in the latest opinion poll, both the Government and the Opposition failed to win the support of the majority of voters on this particular issue.
While we deeply condemn your racist and ridiculous comments, we believe that they would not win you any popularity. Consequently, we promise to fight the redicularity of politicians like you, and most of our politicians at the moment.
At the mean time and to avoid more embarrassment in the future, we hope that you can access the UNHCR website and read more about this issue and legal aspects relating to them. We also hope that you can read more about the dire situation in Sri Lank to better understand why people are risking their lives to come by boats to this great nation.
At last we would like to tell everyone, in Australia and abroad, that your comments are “not in our name”. We would not hesitate to welcome these refugees and have no troubles with the way they arrived to save their lives (and the lives of their loved kids).
Yours truly,
Jamal Daoud
Spokesperson, Social Justice Network
Monday, October 5, 2009
Royal Commission needed to investigate DIAC misconducts
4 Otober 09
With yesterday’s revelation of wrongful detention of Australian residents for years, it is very clear that there is need to establish a royal commission to close the dark chapter of the immigration department’s inhumane practices.
“We are well aware of many highly inhumane cases of this particular department’s officials abusing their power in countless ways. Some of these include delaying visas processing, refusing visa grant on false grounds and allegations, many cases of stateless people who lived in Australia for many years with no prospect of solving their dilemmas, and many more inhumane practices” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of Social Justice Network.
“These examples of misconduct have resulted in deep mental problems of innocent people who committed no crime and yet have been punished so harshly”
“These recent revelations are very good evidence that what the department is suffering from is a culture of disregard to basic human rights, with no prospect of any punishment or being accountable for these practices”
“We deeply believe that a Royal Commission with full powers to investigate this misconduct will reveal many serious crimes against innocent people committed by DIAC’s officials and case managers. But we deeply believe that such a Commission with full power is vital to clean this particular department of this regressive culture”
“The culture we refer to includes a culture of lying and cover up, suspecting any non- English speaking person of being criminal (an illegal immigrant at least), feeling of immunity from any accountability and a culture of deep racism and discrimination”
The very low amount of money offered to Mr Van, in comparison to money granted to others in similar cases, is very clear evidence of such culture. Mr Van was offered less than $60,000. In comparison, Ms Cornelia Rau was granted more than $2.5 millions for detaining her illegally for lesser period of time. We can genuinely ask if this huge difference of compensation was related to the different skin colour of both. Or maybe it is related to the mother tongue of Mr Van, compared to the European origin of Ms Rau.
The case of Mr Van Nguyen is not unique in its nature. We are aware of tens of cases involving deep negligence and neglect to basic rights (even according to DIAC laws and regulations) that have resulted in deep mental health problems to innocent people. The case of Ms Lina Hamdan, whose visa grant was delayed for 4 years for no reason, is a clear example of such culture.
We deeply believe that if the Labor government is keen to get rid of such inhumane practices, the Minister will not hesitate to form the royal commission. He also needs to get rid of the senior bureaucrats he inherited from the previous deeply regressive Liberal government.
In this instance we should mention that we have provided the minister with names and details of tens of such cases. We are more than ready to keep cooperating with the minister’s office to expose these practices and names of people affected by such regressive inhumane practices.
For more info, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272
With yesterday’s revelation of wrongful detention of Australian residents for years, it is very clear that there is need to establish a royal commission to close the dark chapter of the immigration department’s inhumane practices.
“We are well aware of many highly inhumane cases of this particular department’s officials abusing their power in countless ways. Some of these include delaying visas processing, refusing visa grant on false grounds and allegations, many cases of stateless people who lived in Australia for many years with no prospect of solving their dilemmas, and many more inhumane practices” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson of Social Justice Network.
“These examples of misconduct have resulted in deep mental problems of innocent people who committed no crime and yet have been punished so harshly”
“These recent revelations are very good evidence that what the department is suffering from is a culture of disregard to basic human rights, with no prospect of any punishment or being accountable for these practices”
“We deeply believe that a Royal Commission with full powers to investigate this misconduct will reveal many serious crimes against innocent people committed by DIAC’s officials and case managers. But we deeply believe that such a Commission with full power is vital to clean this particular department of this regressive culture”
“The culture we refer to includes a culture of lying and cover up, suspecting any non- English speaking person of being criminal (an illegal immigrant at least), feeling of immunity from any accountability and a culture of deep racism and discrimination”
The very low amount of money offered to Mr Van, in comparison to money granted to others in similar cases, is very clear evidence of such culture. Mr Van was offered less than $60,000. In comparison, Ms Cornelia Rau was granted more than $2.5 millions for detaining her illegally for lesser period of time. We can genuinely ask if this huge difference of compensation was related to the different skin colour of both. Or maybe it is related to the mother tongue of Mr Van, compared to the European origin of Ms Rau.
The case of Mr Van Nguyen is not unique in its nature. We are aware of tens of cases involving deep negligence and neglect to basic rights (even according to DIAC laws and regulations) that have resulted in deep mental health problems to innocent people. The case of Ms Lina Hamdan, whose visa grant was delayed for 4 years for no reason, is a clear example of such culture.
We deeply believe that if the Labor government is keen to get rid of such inhumane practices, the Minister will not hesitate to form the royal commission. He also needs to get rid of the senior bureaucrats he inherited from the previous deeply regressive Liberal government.
In this instance we should mention that we have provided the minister with names and details of tens of such cases. We are more than ready to keep cooperating with the minister’s office to expose these practices and names of people affected by such regressive inhumane practices.
For more info, Jamal Daoud can be contacted on 0404 447 272
Sunday, September 27, 2009
10 September 09
The Greens refusal to support means test for health insurance rebate: condemned act of political prostitution.
By refusing to support means test for health insurance rebate, the Australian Greens today showed its true colour of pure opportunism and lack of any commitment towards any issues affecting marginalised communities. The suggested means test will affect only rich people and would save billions of dollars to be spent on other important services.
“While we note that the Greens was jumping up and down demanding abolishing of this rebate since its introduction, when the chance has risen to achieve large proportion of this demands, the Greens senators chose to side against own policy” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson for Social Justice Network. “Such move could not be interpreted but an act of political prostitution to achieve hidden agendas”
“If the Greens want the voters keep voting for this party, they should stick to their promises and policies. The voters should have doubt over any claim, promise or policy announced by this party”
“We note that this is not the first backflip against own policy. Last month, the Greens voted down proposed government scheme on climate change reduction”
On all levels, the Greens party is the least credible party in Australian politics. There were many backflips on state level, local government level and federal level.
“Some examples of these backlips include Greens Auburn councillor decision to support approving high-rise buildings and her support of demolition of heritage listed buildings, against clear Greens policies on these issues”
The SJN is committed to fight such acts of political prostitution. This would definitely include campaign to exposé these backflips as a clear evidence of lacking clear principled agendas. The SJN is committed to fight for fair go for poor people by supporting abolishing the rebate altogether.
We believe that public money should be spent on public hospitals to afford quality medical attention to each citizen, especially the poor who cannot afford private health insurance.
For more information, you can contact Jamal Daoud on 0404 447 272
By refusing to support means test for health insurance rebate, the Australian Greens today showed its true colour of pure opportunism and lack of any commitment towards any issues affecting marginalised communities. The suggested means test will affect only rich people and would save billions of dollars to be spent on other important services.
“While we note that the Greens was jumping up and down demanding abolishing of this rebate since its introduction, when the chance has risen to achieve large proportion of this demands, the Greens senators chose to side against own policy” said Jamal Daoud, spokesperson for Social Justice Network. “Such move could not be interpreted but an act of political prostitution to achieve hidden agendas”
“If the Greens want the voters keep voting for this party, they should stick to their promises and policies. The voters should have doubt over any claim, promise or policy announced by this party”
“We note that this is not the first backflip against own policy. Last month, the Greens voted down proposed government scheme on climate change reduction”
On all levels, the Greens party is the least credible party in Australian politics. There were many backflips on state level, local government level and federal level.
“Some examples of these backlips include Greens Auburn councillor decision to support approving high-rise buildings and her support of demolition of heritage listed buildings, against clear Greens policies on these issues”
The SJN is committed to fight such acts of political prostitution. This would definitely include campaign to exposé these backflips as a clear evidence of lacking clear principled agendas. The SJN is committed to fight for fair go for poor people by supporting abolishing the rebate altogether.
We believe that public money should be spent on public hospitals to afford quality medical attention to each citizen, especially the poor who cannot afford private health insurance.
For more information, you can contact Jamal Daoud on 0404 447 272
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