Could a tampon change the lives of female asylum seekers and refugees in Australia?
That's the hope of Destroy the Joint, a feminist group who is seeking justice for female asylum seekers and refugees who are forced to ask officers for tampons or maxi pads each month, repeatedly, because they are only given one or two at a time.
The group has asked supporters to mail unused tampons and sanitary napkins to Scott Morrison, Federal Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, to send the government the message that this humiliating treatment of women must come to an end. Many women have obliged making Morrison's daily mail a bit more interesting these days.
You can show your support by signing this petition.
Dear Mr. Morrison,
It is high time you end the ritual humiliation of women in detention centers. Forcing women to ask officers for tampons or maxi pads each month, repeatedly, because they are only given one or two at a time is wholly unjust.
Women should have access to feminine hygiene products at their will, not at the will of officers who guard them.
Seeking asylum is not a crime. Denying women basics and rights and dignity is.
Please revise policies to ensure that women do not have to endure this humiliation any longer.
