Comments on: Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers: Reflections from visit to Sri Lanka https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka Journalism for Citizens Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: Real_Peace https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59902 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:31:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59902 Dear Rebecca,
Thank you for the Insightful article.

recently I had a chance to read the Book by Australian Journalist Trevor Grant regarding the Asylum seekers/Torture. Title: “Sri Lanka’s secrets. …”

Not sure if you have seen it?

]]> By: Real_Peace https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59900 Thu, 23 Apr 2015 02:50:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59900 Dear Rebecca,

An insightful article indeed.

1. Have you seen this STOP-TORTURE web site that is well-documented? Also anyone who can read only Tamil or Sinhala it includes Reports in those languages as well.

http://www.stop-torture.com/

2. Is this documented in Wikipedia or any recent books?

]]> By: Lionel R https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59898 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:39:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59898 Dear Rebecca,

All your findings say, you heard from so an so. Who organised or funded your tour? Please find out and let us know how many people came on boat from Puttalam district in Sri Lanka. Also, how many from Negombo. These areas were not affected by the war! Unfortunately, even being a post graduate student, you don’t have a brain to understand the difference between a refugee and an economic migrant. If these are the students who are going to write Ph D thesis, god bless Australia!

]]> By: IEMERALD https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59897 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 07:49:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59897 ms lim
have you actually followed up on these peoples’ claims of torture and rape etc.
have you witnessed harassment and other forms of intimidation by yourself or just heresay.
how come then all these asylum seekers who fear to return to sru lanka , once grated permanent stay are very quick to return to the land they fear to come back to.
do you have any insight or answers to these.
i doubt it very much because your visit it appears to be to enhance your position and reputation n the eyes of asylum seekers.

]]> By: True Sri Lankan https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59896 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:54:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59896 In reply to Lord Shiva.

As long as you promote separatism, there won’t be peace and reconciliation in Sr Lanka.

The author also should have spoken to Tamil and Muslim business leaders in Sri Lanka who would share a different story. Minority mentality will always market defeatism to gain advantage. I see the Western authors of such articles to be naive and gullible. People take advantage of your naivity and it is very clear from this article.

]]> By: Real_Peace https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59895 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:51:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59895 Groundviews,
You have done it again! Sharing powerful, insightful Citizen Journalism!

Thank you.

]]> By: Lord Shiva https://groundviews.org/2015/04/20/australias-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-reflections-from-visit-to-sri-lanka/#comment-59894 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:28:00 +0000 http://groundviews.org/?p=17549#comment-59894 Mr. Thambu Kangasabai has rightly said that the current president is an “Old wine in a new bottle”. Sinhalese are Sinhalese and they will never be trusted that they are going to treat the Tamils equally.
Eelam is the only option that will bring peace, stability and put an end of sufferings to all.

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