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Asylum seekers come to Sri Lanka% and feel prou' to be a Sri Lankan( )ecause they ha e thought we% Sri Lankans% woul' show our lo e% concern for them an' protect them at the time they nee'e' it most. Eportations of asylum seekers also iolates customary international law which re0uires all countries not to iolate the principle of 1non-refoulement 2no force'
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Asylum Seekers & Refugees in Sri Lanka Rubbish to Throw Out or Persons to Take Care Of
Asylum seekers come to Sri Lanka% and feel prou' to be a Sri Lankan( )ecause they ha e thought we% Sri Lankans% woul' show our lo e% concern for them an' protect them at the time they nee'e' it most. Eportations of asylum seekers also iolates customary international law which re0uires all countries not to iolate the principle of 1non-refoulement 2no force'
Asylum seekers come to Sri Lanka% and feel prou' to be a Sri Lankan( )ecause they ha e thought we% Sri Lankans% woul' show our lo e% concern for them an' protect them at the time they nee'e' it most. Eportations of asylum seekers also iolates customary international law which re0uires all countries not to iolate the principle of 1non-refoulement 2no force'
care of? by Ruki - on 08!"#0!" $hen asylum seekers come to Sri Lanka% & feel prou' to be a Sri Lankan( )ecause they ha*e thought we% Sri Lankans% woul' show our lo*e% care an' concern for them an' protect them at the time they nee'e' it most + such as when face 'eath threats an' can,t practice their religion( )ecause they thought they coul' -n' hope for a safer an' 'igni-e' life here with us% at least for a short time( )ecause they woul' ha*e thought that our spiritual% religious an' cultural *alues will make us welcome them% not throw them out in their hour of 'esperation( .hat our country woul' ha*e laws% policies that woul' be sympathetic to their plight( )ut to'ay% our go*ernment is throwing out 'esperate people that ha*e to come to us seeking lo*e% care an' protection temporarily + not e*en permanently( Along with them% the go*ernment is also throwing out the human% spiritual *alues these 'esperate people thought Sri Lankans ha'( /eportations of asylum seekers also *iolates customary international law which re0uires all countries not to *iolate the principle of 1non-refoulement 2no force' returns3 to countries where people face imminent risks( &t *iolates article 4 of the 5on*ention against .orture an' 6ther 5ruel% &nhuman or /egra'ing .reatment or 7unishment% which the Sri Lankan go*ernment has rati-e'( Amongst the asylum seekers li*ing in fear of arrest% 'etention an' 'eportation is a goo' frien' of mine from 7akistan( .hey ha*e been generous e*en as asylum seekers an' & ha*e en8oye' the )iryani they o9ere' me in the tiny single room they li*e in now( & ha*e en8oye' the cheerful company of his two school going% young% beautiful 'aughters( :y frien' ha' come here with his wife an' two chil'ren because he an' his young 'aughters were threatene' with 'eath( ;e ha' tol' me about the things they left behin' an' miss 'early( <specially frien's an' family( .he pain of not ha*ing been able to go for his father,s funeral( =rom my interactions with 7akistani asylum seekers last few months% & know that many others ha*e come for similar reasons( &t woul' ha*e not been easy to lea*e so much behin'( & also know from my frien's an' colleagues in 7akistan% an' the >nite' ?ations ;igh 5ommissioner for Refugees% 2>?;5R3% that life is terribly insecure for religious minorities in 7akistan% especially Ahma'iyya :uslims% Shia :uslims an' 5hristians( Accor'ing to >?;5R% they may nee' international protection an' re0uire particularly careful e@amination of their asylum claims( .he >?;5R spokesperson in Aene*a has e@presse' alarm that recent 'eportations of asylum-seekers from Sri Lanka are growing in siBe an' scope 'espite international calls to stop sen'ing them back to a place where their li*es coul' be in 'anger( Accor'ing to >?;5R% 4C 7akistanis ha' been 'eporte' between !st an' Dth August an' this number has grown to 88 by !#th August( >?;5R further says that while only men were 'etaine' an' 'eporte' initially% now whole families are being 'eporte'% an' that !! women an' 8 chil'ren ha*e been 'eporte' so far( .hat a pregnant woman ha' been left behin' an' her husban' 'eporte'( & hear' one story that a women who was se*en an' half months pregnant was tol' to say she was -*e an' half months pregnant% in or'er for the airline to accept her to be 'eporte'( >?;5R has also sai' that some of the latest 'eportees ha' their passports an' asylum-seeker certi-cates seiBe' last week% tol' to go to 5olombo airport% where they were place' on Eights to 7akistan against their will( Accor'ing to >?;5R% there are !DF asylum seekers 28" 7akistanis% F! Afghans an' # &ranians3 'etaine' in Sri Lanka as of !#th August( .hey face imminent 'eportation( Some may ha*e been 'eporte' an' others being 'eporte' e*en as & write this( .he Lawyers 5ollecti*e in Sri Lanka has sai' that the laws un'er which the arrests an' 'etention has happene' is not clear% that *ictims an' their families ha*e not been informe' clear an' speci-c reasons for arrests% that no arrest receipts ha*e been pro*i'e'% that arrestees ha*e not been pro'uce' before a competent court( Access to lawyers ha*e been 'enie' an' that in'ications are that they are arreste' un'er the 7re*enti*e of .errorism Act% as arrestees are being 'etaine' at )oosa 'etention facility run by the .errorist &n*estigation /epartment 2.&/3( Accor'ing to lawyers% if they ha*e been arreste' un'er the &mmigration laws% they shoul' ha*e been 'etaine' in the &mmigration /etention facility in :irihana( & ha*e hear' that some asylum seekers refugees ha*e been sub8ecte' to torture% cruel% inhumane an' 'egra'ing treatment% which woul' be a *iolation of article !! of the Sri Lankan constitution( .he lack of 'ue process also appear to be a *iolation of article !# 2!3 of the Sri Lankan constitution( .hese are rights ma'e a*ailable to all people in Sri Lanka% irrespecti*e of their nationality an' immigration status( .he statement by the :inistry of <@ternal A9airs 2:<A3 that the increase in number of asylum seekers is 'ue to people falling *ictim 'ue to commercially 'ri*en human traGcking networks which abuse liberal *isa policy of Sri Lanka% appear to be speculati*e an' unsubstantiate'( =rom what & ha*e hear' an' seen from my *isits to 7akistan an' communication with frien's an' colleagues there% it appear to be more 'ue to persecution these persons face( Some asylum seekers maybe bogus( .he best way to -n' out who is genuinely Eeeing persecution is a comprehensi*e case by case assessment by the nationally an' internationally recogniBe' agency for this% >?;5R( ?ot any Sri Lankan go*ernment :inistry or Agency( All asylum seekers ha*e a right to this 'ue process% un'er international customary law an' what 'eportations ha*e 'one is to 'eny asylum seekers this opportunity( Although the :<A has claime' that asylum seekers ha*e been 1encourage' to returnH% in practice% they ha*e been forcibly been 'eporte'% as con-rme' by >?;5R( & ha*e met in foreign countries% in'i*i'ual persons + uni*ersity stu'ents% retire' people% 8ournalists% lawyers etc( + who ha*e shown e@ceptional lo*e% care% concern to Sri Lankan brothers an' sisters who ha*e Ee' persecution they ha' face' in Sri Lanka( & too ha*e be-tte' from such hospitality from frien's an' strangers when & went into e@ile some years ago 'ue to imminent threats & face'( $hen & was arreste' an' release' some months ago% many o*erseas frien's an' strangers in*ite' me to come an' stay with them as long or *isit them as often as & like'% an' o9ere' to take care of me( Likewise% & ha*e met an' worke' with groups who ha*e acti*ely campaigne' for laws% policies an' practices in other countries to be more humane an' legal in fa*our of Sri Lankan people who Eee persecution in Sri Lanka% an' whose security we are unable to guarantee within Sri Lanka( .o'ay% when the Sri Lankan go*ernment is throwing out people who ha*e come here to seek protection temporarily% there is *ery little outrage( )ut encourage' an' pushe' by numerous passionate appeals by my refugee rights acti*ist + lawyer frien' Lakshan /ias% few of us ha*e petitione' the Supreme 5ourt an' the Sri Lankan ;uman Rights 5ommission to stop these 'eportations an' arrests% on behalf of our brothers an' sisters facing imminent 'eportations an' arrests( $e await their inter*entions with hope( Accor'ing to the :<A% as at 40th Iune #0!"% there were !DC# asylum seekers an' 408 refugees in Sri Lanka( .his is about 0(00J K of the Sri Lankan population( &t is also about !("K of the Sri Lankan refugees in other countries if &,m to use oGcial >?;5R statistics( .he last -gure is likely to less than !K if we consi'er actual numbers of Sri Lankan refugees an' asylum seekers o*erseas( Are these chil'ren% women an' men too big a bur'en for us to take care? .he Sri Lankan go*ernment 'oesn,t e*en o9er them basic nee's like housing or foo'( An' anyways% the Sri Lankan go*ernment 'oesn,t o9er permanent resettlement to persons whose asylum claims are appro*e' + these are all people e9ecti*ely here in transit% for few years at most% not 'eca'es( )ut now% *ery sa'ly% Sri Lanka is not e*en willing to o9er these 'esperate people e*en the most basic minimum% temporary protection% care an' support% till >?;5R makes 'etermination whether they are genuinely in nee' of international protection an' till another country o9ers them more permanent care an' support( $hat the Sri Lankan go*ernment is 'oing is shameful% inhumane an' betrays the spiritual +religious an' humane *alues Sri Lankans claim to uphol'( &t is in breach of customary international law% an' possibly e*en *iolates our own constitution an' international human rights law the go*ernment is a party to( &t is not in my name( & hope many more Sri Lankans will say the same an' come forwar' to protect an' e@press our lo*e an' care to 'esperate asylum seekers now li*ing in Sri Lanka( 2=igures an' 0uotes from >?;5R an' :<A are base' on brie-ng notes from >?;5R a*ailable at http:www(unhcr(orgD4eJ9JDJ(html%http:www(unhcr(orgprintD4e0c0a eJ(html an' an oGcial press release of the :<A a*ailable at http:www(mea(go*(lkin'e@(phpenme'iame'ia-releasesD0"F- response-to-in0uiries-on-asylum-seekers Posted by Thavam
President Uhuru Kenyatta's Speech During The 53rd Passing-Out Parade of Administration Police Recruits, Administration Police Training College, Embakasi.