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Currently 33 men from Afghanistan are on Hunger Strike and taking refuge in St. Patricks Cathedral, Christchurch in protest against the Governments Refugee process. Four are under 18, the youngest being 16. They have been there from lunchtime today.
There is a call from the men and their supporters for anyone who can to please come down and show solidarity asap.
They also urgently require sleeping bags and blankets if people could bring some down with them.
More @ http://indymedia.ie/article/76034
Statement from Hunger Strikers:
Hunger Strike for in justification of Refugee application commisioner (Justice Office) about Afghan Asylum Seekers in Ireland
Afghanistan has been a country in critical war conditions whether that was Russian Trooops or is Civil War, where human rights records remained poor due to weak central institution and a deadly insurgency.
There are reports of politically motivated or extrajudicial killings by the Government or its Agents. For example torture, official impunity, poor prison conditions, prolonged pretrial detention, abuse of authority by Regional Commanders, restrictions of Freedom of Press, Religion, movement, associations, violence and societal discrimination against Woman and minorities, trafficking in persons, abuse of of workers rights, child labour, etc...
Unacquainted of whole regional current situations in Afghanistan, the Refugee applications commissioner hasn't given full attention and unlawfully refused most of our asylum applications in Ireland. We had a disciplined demonstration against the decisions in Dublin, we were notified to have jusice and our rights, but unfortunately we haven't had a positive response from Justice Office or Court. We left Afghanistan to survive and have our rights protected.
We have been in Ireland for years and most of us have been suffering from mental and physical problems besides the mental and physical problems we had in Afghanistan. We want an answer from the Irish Government, Is it life in Ireland or death?
We couldn't bear this anymore so finally we are here in this Holy Church and have a hunger strike for our future whether that is death or freedom of life.
There is a call from the men and their supporters for anyone who can to please come down and show solidarity asap.
They also urgently require sleeping bags and blankets if people could bring some down with them.
More @ http://indymedia.ie/article/76034
Statement from Hunger Strikers:
Hunger Strike for in justification of Refugee application commisioner (Justice Office) about Afghan Asylum Seekers in Ireland
Afghanistan has been a country in critical war conditions whether that was Russian Trooops or is Civil War, where human rights records remained poor due to weak central institution and a deadly insurgency.
There are reports of politically motivated or extrajudicial killings by the Government or its Agents. For example torture, official impunity, poor prison conditions, prolonged pretrial detention, abuse of authority by Regional Commanders, restrictions of Freedom of Press, Religion, movement, associations, violence and societal discrimination against Woman and minorities, trafficking in persons, abuse of of workers rights, child labour, etc...
Unacquainted of whole regional current situations in Afghanistan, the Refugee applications commissioner hasn't given full attention and unlawfully refused most of our asylum applications in Ireland. We had a disciplined demonstration against the decisions in Dublin, we were notified to have jusice and our rights, but unfortunately we haven't had a positive response from Justice Office or Court. We left Afghanistan to survive and have our rights protected.
We have been in Ireland for years and most of us have been suffering from mental and physical problems besides the mental and physical problems we had in Afghanistan. We want an answer from the Irish Government, Is it life in Ireland or death?
We couldn't bear this anymore so finally we are here in this Holy Church and have a hunger strike for our future whether that is death or freedom of life.
