Monday 23 November 2015

Australia told to rethink it's refugee polices - UN Secretary General

United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has met with PM Turnbull in Kuala Lumpur and told him of concern over Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and to reconsider "Operation Sovereign Borders".

You can't get much more in trouble with the UN than that I don't think.
The Secretary-General also raised the refugee and migrant issue in the Asia Pacific region. Noting Australia’s longstanding commitment to refugee resettlement, the Secretary-General appealed to the Prime Minister to share responsibilities. 

The Secretary-General expressed concern over the detention conditions in Australia’s offshore processing centres and encouraged the Prime Minister to reconsider “Operation Sovereign Borders.” UN   

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