Help save these Women from Genital Mutilation
These two women are about to be deported from Australia back to Africa, where they will be tortured and mutilated - Let's stop this from happening. Learn More
Recent Cause Activity
This is the most recent update - sources said these women are protected here in Australia -- until Evans decides what to do with them. Whether he rejected them or not the first time we are still to know... the government need to pass the complimentary visa... which I am further researching at the moment - Basically the complimentary visa, will 'compliment' the protection visa, SO THAT THESE refugees can fall under a protection visa. CURRENTLY the protection visa doesn't protect women from GENITAL MUTILATION and honour killings. The bill was proposed to parliment in September and currently the Liberal party are opposing this bill...
Right now these women just need our support - Minister Evans will be making the decision with his privilege of Ministerial Intervention.
I guess we need to contact him...
As well as other governing bodies whom can help the government pass the complimentary bill!!!!!!!
Sister Aileen Crowe of the Fransiscan Missionaries is quoted in The Age article. I have concted the Sisters through their website to see if there are any other ways to assist: http://www.fmm.org.au/earth/getinvolv...
Will update here if I here back.
Contact for Chris Evans who is the Minister for immigration.... HE HAS THE POWER and he is refusing to use it.
Senator the Hon Chris Evans
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
Telephone: 02 6277 7860
Fax: 02 6273 4144
Email via website: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/senators...
He has HUGE power to waive the law and allow for Australia's protection in such cases!
LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Extreme pain. Excessive bleeding. Temporarily incapacitating. Permanently disfigures the female genitalia. Risk of serious potentially life-threatening complications, including: ongoing bleeding, infection including HIV, urine retention, stress, and shock. Long-term and even irreparable physical, physiological, sexual, and psychological effects such as psychological trauma, damage to urethra and anus. [2] Possible permanent loss of genital sensation and loss of sexual and erotic feelings.
REFUSAL?
DEATH.
3 months ago
A few weeks ago I helped to spread the word about this case via my blog… http://emjietreasures.blogspot.com/20...