Refugee advocates have condemned government moves to deport a 27 year-old Hazara Afghan asylum seeker, Ismail Mirza Jan, from Villawood to Kabul, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Ismail received a notice of removal last Friday and he has since been held in the Stage one (Blaxland), high security section of Villawood detention centre. The deportation is scheduled for Saturday 19 November.<\/p>\n
The deportation would be the first forced deportation since the Australian and Afghan governments signed a controversial Memorandum of Understanding in January this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cUntil now, the Afghan government has ruled out accepting forced deportations. We are hoping that the Afghan government will again rule out forced removals when they understand what the Australian government intends to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis deportation would set a dangerous precedent for the deportation of other Hazara asylum seekers who have come to the end of possible legal process,\u201d said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany refugee determinations accept Hazara claims of persecution but are denying refugee status because the assessor claims that they can live safely in Kabul. But there is no doubt that neither, Afghanistan as a whole, nor Kabul in particular is safe for Hazaras. If anything, Afghanistan is becoming less secure and less safe.<\/p>\n
\u201cIsmail fled Afghanistan in 2001, after his father was killed. His province, Wardak, remains notoriously dangerous for Hazaras. Like so many other Hazaras, Ismail has been told he can return to Kabul, but Ismail is not from Kabul. Besides the danger, Ismail has no family, no community ties, no social support and no hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustralian government is reneging on its obligation to provide protection to asylum seekers by trying to impose a form of internal displacement on Hazaras. The Memorandum of Understanding makes a mockery of Australia\u2019s commitment not to return asylum seekers to danger.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn light of the instability in Afghanistan, we are calling on the Minister to stop Ismail\u2019s deportation and review all Hazara refugee claims.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information contact Ian Rintoul 0417 275 7613.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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