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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.

Lies

Dear Prime Minister,

When will you stop Minister Dutton's lies? He said the 'alternative accommodation' at West Haus and Hillside were complete except for a bit of tiling. Tim Costello, the UN and other eyewitnesses showed two building sites. The refugees have documented the shoddy construction and use of old and broken materials.

Minister Dutton said that all refugees have access to health care. Yet IHMS has refused to provide services and medications and MSF was refused access to the refugees.

On these two points alone, about the accommodation and health care, Minister Dutton is either totally incompetent or he is lying. Sack him. Amnesty now for all refugees in offshore detention.

 

Ruth HalbertComment