Kids in Hell: sending babies back into offshore detention
Sending kids into Hell - a recent catch-phrase describing moving children from on-shore detention to off-shore detention, where kids as young as five years old are raped.
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Allegedly, for now. We know other rapes occurred.
Does Minister Dutton have any clue about being raped? The physical pain? The psychological horror? The resulting self-loathing, self-harm?
A five year old kid under *OUR* duty-of-care was (allegedly) raped, attempted suicide, has serious mental health problems. *WE* will return him "to an absolutely traumatic and devastating
environment." [Dr Zwi, 2 February]
Two girls, severely disturbed, soon to be returned to Hell. After harassment and physical assaults by staff and guards under *OUR* employ, carrying out *OUR* duty-of-care, one girl attempted suicide, hanging herself with a scarf.
How dare we destroy other human beings with a flick of our wrists, a tick of our pens, a turn of the page?
"We" ... you and I ... are responsible. We put this Government in place, and the previous
Governments, who maintain this reign of horror. We allow them to continue this Hell-on-earth
for kids, most fleeing from a Hell beyond what we could imagine.
I challenge each self-respecting, humane MP and Senator to introduce a Private Member's Bill demanding immediate release of all children from detention, along with their families. The Bill must include provision of sufficient, appropriate support systems for these people so damaged under our duty-of-care.
We'll see if there are any self-respecting Parliamentarians in Canberra this week ... or if personal political gain (e.g., pre-selection) gazzumps humanity and self-respect.
Judy Bamberger,
O'Connor
