Ruth Halbert
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Blog: Dear Prime Minister

On July 30 2016 I started writing letters to the Prime Minister of Australia to protest against the imprisonment and torture of the asylum seekers in the offshore detention centres of Manus Island and Nauru. I started with the intention of writing a letter a day for every person in detention until they are all freed. There are more than 1800 asylum seekers in off shore detention. These are those letters and any response from Mr Turnbull.

The nightmare continues

Dear Prime Minister,

Every day we see the men on Manus Island get thinner, tireder, sicker.

Minister Dutton has taken it upon himself to direct Australia's Foreign Policy. Has he usurped Minister Bishop's role?

You claimed yesterday's 'Yes' same-sex marriage survey result as a sign of Australia's decency. Ask the 1000+ men that Australia has exiled to Papua New Guinea about our decency. Ask the citizens of Manus Island and Nauru about our decency. Rhetoric does not create decency. Australia is being judged by its criminal actions towards refugees. We have no decency.

Evacuate all refugees from Manus, Port Moresby and Nauru to freedom and safety now.

 

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