Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
http://www.handelsblatt.com/politik...inge-australien-der-folterstaat/10849852.html
Google translated english version:
https://translate.google.at/transla...inge-australien-der-folterstaat/10849852.html
article is in German obviously, but I horribly translated some of the more important stuff
"No western country handles refugees tougher than Australia: Mutilations and suicides are common in the camps. Even children have to live behind barb wire. And the nation cheers." "The conservative government uses a brutal, inhuman policy to discourage refugees despite clear evidence that it leads to mental illness, mutilation and suicide."
Peter Young, a former psychiatrist in one of those camps: "If we define torture as a deliberate violation of people to get a certain result, Australias system matches that definition"
38 children have been imprisoned for over a year now. One lawyer says they were begging her for some ballpens. "The children didn't have any entertainment opportunities, they appeared apathetic and obviously suffered from psychological damages." Former guards claim a system of "depersonalization" prevails in the camps.
As a result a three year old girl suffered an epileptic seizure and a boy was force to read from lips after his hearing aid had been removed. Journalists aren't allowed in the camps.
Last August a few refugees commited suicide to "at least save their children" to which Australian PM Tony Abbott responded "'I don't believe any thinking Australian would want us to capitulate to moral blackmail"
A survey shows that 60% of the australian people want an even stricter system despite 90% of the arrivals end up being recognized as "real" refugees, meaning they have a legitimate claim for refuge. On average Australia accepts only 13.759 refugees each year while simultaneously accepting 190.000 immigrants, mostly specialists or wealthy people.
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I'm not from Australia so I can't say if this is exaggerated or not but it sounds fucking awful, especially for a country that has a pretty "liberal" image. I'd be interested to hear from some australian GAF members how they feel about the article/the situation in Australia.
As you can tell, the article is rather lenghty so those short snippets don't do it justice. If you can, I recommend reading it yourself.
Oh, and don't worry I won't quit my dayjob to become a translator. I know my english skills are rather embarrassing but I hope that even my messy translation gets the point across.
Google translated english version:
https://translate.google.at/transla...inge-australien-der-folterstaat/10849852.html
article is in German obviously, but I horribly translated some of the more important stuff
"No western country handles refugees tougher than Australia: Mutilations and suicides are common in the camps. Even children have to live behind barb wire. And the nation cheers." "The conservative government uses a brutal, inhuman policy to discourage refugees despite clear evidence that it leads to mental illness, mutilation and suicide."
Peter Young, a former psychiatrist in one of those camps: "If we define torture as a deliberate violation of people to get a certain result, Australias system matches that definition"
38 children have been imprisoned for over a year now. One lawyer says they were begging her for some ballpens. "The children didn't have any entertainment opportunities, they appeared apathetic and obviously suffered from psychological damages." Former guards claim a system of "depersonalization" prevails in the camps.
As a result a three year old girl suffered an epileptic seizure and a boy was force to read from lips after his hearing aid had been removed. Journalists aren't allowed in the camps.
Last August a few refugees commited suicide to "at least save their children" to which Australian PM Tony Abbott responded "'I don't believe any thinking Australian would want us to capitulate to moral blackmail"
A survey shows that 60% of the australian people want an even stricter system despite 90% of the arrivals end up being recognized as "real" refugees, meaning they have a legitimate claim for refuge. On average Australia accepts only 13.759 refugees each year while simultaneously accepting 190.000 immigrants, mostly specialists or wealthy people.
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I'm not from Australia so I can't say if this is exaggerated or not but it sounds fucking awful, especially for a country that has a pretty "liberal" image. I'd be interested to hear from some australian GAF members how they feel about the article/the situation in Australia.
As you can tell, the article is rather lenghty so those short snippets don't do it justice. If you can, I recommend reading it yourself.
Oh, and don't worry I won't quit my dayjob to become a translator. I know my english skills are rather embarrassing but I hope that even my messy translation gets the point across.