MOTION MOVED IN LABOR CAUCUS, 12.5.14 BY MELISSA PARKE AND ANNA BURKE...NOT CARRIED DUE TO LACK OF NUMBERS... I hereby give notice that at the next Caucus meeting I shall move the following motion: 1. Caucus NOTES: (i) The killing of Iranian asylum seeker Reza Berati and the injuries done through violence to many others at the detention centre on Manus Island in February 2014 for which no person(s) has yet been held responsibleqw H. (ii) The decision by the AFP not to investigate the above events and the government’s failure to request that PNG authorities allow AFP involvement in the investigation. (iii) Reports of inhumane, unsafe and completely unsatisfactory conditions for asylum seekers detained on Manus Island and Nauru. (iv) The lack of independent oversight of conditions for asylum seekers detained on Manus Island and Nauru. (v) The lack of processing of asylum claims on Manus Island and Nauru, with the consequence that asylum seekers are left in a state of uncertainty, fear and severe anxiety. 2. Caucus OBSERVES that these circumstances: (i) violate Australia’s obligations under the UN Refugee Convention and other human rights treaties, and (ii) are inconsistent with the ALP National Platform commitment (Ch.9, para 156) to “treat people seeking our protection with dignity and compassion and in accordance with our international obligations and core Australian principles of fairness and humanity”. 3. In light of the above, Caucus DECIDES that the Labor Opposition shall no longer support the transfer of asylum seekers by Australia to Manus Island or Nauru and shall call for the detention centres in those places to be closed down forthwith. Moved: Melissa Parke Seconded: Anna Burke 12 May 2014
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 23:54:23 +0000
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