Armchair_Politician wrote on Jun 28
th, 2012 at 2:29pm:
Bowen is currently talking in the House of Representatives saying that because the Coalition wants to send people only to countries that are signatories to the UNHCR, that this and future governments would send people to countries like Somalia, among others, which is a signatory. Does he really, for one second, think that a Coalition government would send a single person to one of those kinds of countries? The idiocy of what he just said is astounding!
Not that I'm watching or believe they would, it is a nuance thing.
Surely you can see this or are you really that black & white?
Here it is,
The coalition will not support sending refo's to Malaysia
DESPITE the swap refo's having Australia & Malaysian guaranteed protection from caning, education for children & decent accommodation(not tents in camps) because they have not signed the UN charter.
Inferring that they are in danger because these countries(Malaysia) have not signed & they will be safe only in countries that have.
Well this is obviously wrong as you yourself have pointed out.
No such protection from caning exists. Even the ALP admit that. There is also no education offered in these detention facilities and they are crammed in like sardines.