We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition:

ALL Refugees Have Rights-Support the Men, Women and Children Detained on the Island of Nauru

Target: Amanda Vanstone, Australian Minister for Immigration, Australian government
Sponsor: Lynn Paloski
  • Signatures: 1,209
  • Goal: 10,000
  • Deadline: 3-1-2004
People seeking political asylum in Australia are being detained indefinitely on the island of Nauru. They are not allowed legal counsel or visitors. They have no hope, only the constant threat of being returned to the terror from which they fled.

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1,212 9:41 am PDT, May 14 Ginger Geronimo Alabama United States  
1,211 2:42 pm PDT, Mar 28 daniella roozenburg   Netherlands  
1,210 7:53 am PDT, Mar 23 Sarah Panullo Pennsylvania United States  
1,209 9:30 am PDT, Mar 22 Art Deco Maine United States  
1,208 7:59 am PDT, Mar 22 Jaylena Greenfield Ohio United States  
1,207 9:45 pm PDT, Mar 21 JOCELYNE ANNIE   Canada AT LEAST BE HUMAN, THIS IS TORTURE !!
1,206 7:01 pm PDT, Mar 21 Darlene Davis Michigan United States  
1,205 11:25 am PST, Jan 29 Anton Oscar Iorga   Canada  
1,204 2:28 am PDT, Oct 2 cynthia drossinis   Australia To help stop detaining human beings behind bars
1,203 9:11 am PDT, Jun 13 Jack Fairburn Arkansas United States  
1,202 5:56 pm PDT, Jun 10 john wilson   Australia to free
1,201 11:33 am PDT, Apr 27 Melissa Bardwell Washington United States  
1,200 6:30 pm PDT, Apr 21 Bruce Hogben   Australia  
1,199 1:08 pm PST, Feb 25 Anonymous Connecticut United States  
1,198 10:00 am PST, Feb 17 Roman Soiko New Jersey United States Nobody should be left literally on an island an ocean away from hope and joy.
1,197 9:56 am PST, Feb 11 Christine Iadeluca New York United States  
1,196 11:12 am PST, Jan 4 Danille Baptista Alabama United States  
1,195 10:20 pm PST, Dec 4 Laura Hassaram   Australia  
1,194 12:03 pm PST, Nov 30 Bianca Bernardes   Brazil  
1,193 8:21 pm PDT, Oct 27 mark smith Louisiana United States  
1,192 9:49 am PDT, May 26 karcher elisabeth Armed Forces Americas France  
1,191 7:39 am PDT, May 12 Toni Sokoloski Massachusetts United States  
1,190 8:04 am PDT, May 7 stephanie lessard New Hampshire United States  
1,189 10:32 pm PDT, Apr 15 Lisa Spreitzer Michigan United States  
1,188 4:41 am PDT, Apr 12 Barb Pecze   Australia It's wrong to deny anyone, even refugees the right to legal cousel, and visitors. True, there are some bad apples, but I believe most refugees are genuine. Regardless, it is wrong to hold them for such an apalling length of time, and not get them legal counsel straight off, and allow them visits from family members or relatives. What is happening here, is similar to second and third world countries where they toss you in detention for days, months or years. This is after all AND TIME TO MAKE SOME HEALTHY CHOICES THAT RESPECT HUMAN RIGHTS!
1,187 1:43 pm PDT, Apr 2 Stephanie Pope Nevada United States  
1,186 3:38 am PST, Mar 28 CC Schenk North Carolina United States  
1,185 1:39 pm PST, Mar 18 Nikolai Dragnes   Norway  
1,184 2:38 pm PST, Mar 13 Jennifer Gardner Massachusetts United States  
1,183 1:57 am PST, Feb 25 Steve Klein Armed Forces Americas Canada  
1,182 1:01 pm PST, Feb 14 Anonymous Kentucky United States  
1,181 7:07 am PST, Feb 2 joliz tapio   Finland All people should have the same rights
1,180 12:37 pm PST, Jan 21 C Lisa Jackson Oregon United States  
1,179 6:33 pm PST, Jan 16 Fred Bear   Uzbekistan Wy not? Dey is all same look.
1,178 10:12 am PST, Jan 11 Anonymous Armed Forces Americas United Kingdom  
1,177 11:15 pm PST, Dec 26 Robin Harrison Oklahoma United States  
1,176 5:22 am PST, Dec 20 Chandra Patel Tennessee United States  
1,175 7:05 pm PST, Dec 12 Michele Long Kentucky United States  
1,174 10:44 am PST, Dec 4 Franziska Eber   Germany  
1,173 11:54 am PST, Dec 1 Ms Zentura Wyoming United States  
1,172 6:52 pm PST, Nov 28 Ariel Wilyer New Mexico United States  
1,171 6:53 am PST, Nov 23 Thomas Pirovano Armed Forces Americas Switzerland  
1,170 6:36 pm PST, Nov 20 Rebecca Johnson Armed Forces Americas Australia  
1,169 10:44 pm PST, Nov 19 ebony d Armed Forces Americas Australia  
1,168 2:39 am PST, Nov 16 Travis Cooper   Australia To help Refugees have a fair go!
1,167 4:48 pm PST, Nov 13 aerim kim Connecticut United States  
1,166 10:52 am PST, Nov 13 Lawrence Smith, BA Georgia United States Contained within every evil(greedy profiteering republican) act are the seeds of its own destruction. Adhere to the teachings of Jesus, as contained in The Urantia Book, or else suffer the consequences. It IS that simple. TRUTH has been spoken to power, Peace will prevail. Buck Fush!
1,165 9:08 pm PDT, Oct 12 Sherry Liles Illinois United States  
1,164 10:44 am PDT, Oct 7 Destiny Wilson Indiana United States  
1,163 9:54 pm PDT, Sep 29 Anne-Marie Olsen   Canada  
1,162 4:03 pm PDT, Sep 22 Christopher Yock California United States  
1,161 1:22 pm PDT, Sep 2 Sheryl Morrison Armed Forces Americas United Kingdom  
1,160 2:22 am PDT, Aug 27 Paul Nash   Australia inhumane and not the actions of a civilized,humane society
1,159 1:26 am PDT, Aug 18 Astarte Earthwise   Australia  
1,158 12:18 am PDT, Aug 16 Anonymous Oregon United States  
1,157 1:26 am PDT, Aug 15 Erman Colak Armed Forces Americas Turkey  
1,156 6:53 pm PDT, Aug 14 Philip Clarke   Canada  
1,155 11:42 am PDT, Aug 8 Melanie Mcginnity Armed Forces Americas Canada  
1,154 10:44 am PDT, Aug 2 Keren Pedersen   Israel  
1,153 9:34 pm PDT, Jul 28 Agnes Corbett Armed Forces Americas Brazil  
1,152 2:41 am PDT, Jul 26 Jessica Boekholt Armed Forces Americas Netherlands  
1,151 11:41 am PDT, Jul 24 Wendy Horn California United States  

ALL Refugees Have Rights-Support the Men, Women and Children Detained on the Island of Nauru

Australia has instituted, despite UN international guidelines, a policy which places all refugees and asylum seekers in detention centers without a judicial review process. No exceptions. Men, women, children, and infants. Farmers, doctors, storekeepers, engineers, students, Christians, Muslims. No exceptions. All are living behind razor wire. Many have been there for several years without hope of freedom and with the constant threat of being returned to the terror from which they fled. One of the worst of these detention centers is located on the island of Nauru. Several hundred people are warehoused there. They are not allowed legal counsel or visitors. They are people without hope. How can a "multi-cultural" nation such as Australia be so callous and dettached? How can they dehumanize people whose only "crime" was to flee to its shores seeking safety for themselves and their families? Fair and just people around the world need to let Australia know-WE ARE WATCHING. The people in the Nauru detention center are NOT alone. We support their pleas for freedom and safety, and we stand with all people who are victims of terror and hate whether it's promoted by dictators or "civilized" governments.

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