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    A boat of Sri Lankan refugees was discovered off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province. Indonesian authorities fired warning shots at the boat, trying to force it back to sea. The boat contains a pregnant women and nine children the boat intended to reach australia.

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    A boat of Sri Lankan refugees was discovered off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province. Indonesian authorities fired warning shots at the boat, trying to force it back to sea. The boat contains a pregnant women and nine children the boat intended to reach australia.

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    Shotsfiredamidattempttoillegally

    pushSriLankanTamilasylumseekers
    backouttoseainIndonesia

    AnIndonesianpolicemanthrowssuppliestoSriLankanrefugeesGettyImages/AFP/ChaideerMahyuddin

    http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/pressreleases/shotsfiredamidattempttoillegallypu
    shsrilankantamilasylumseekersbackouttoseainindone

    SourceCredibility:
    AmnestyInternationalisagloballyrecognizednongovernmentalorganizationthat
    fightsagainstinjusticeandpromoteshumanrights.

    Summary:
    OnJune11,fishermandiscoveredaboatofSriLankanrefugeesoffthecoastof
    IndonesiasAcehprovince
    Indonesianauthoritiesfiredwarningshotsattheboat,tryingtoforceitbackto
    sea
    Men,women,andchildrenwerebeingendangeredbytherecklessactsof
    Indonesianauthorities

    Theboatcontainsapregnantwomenandninechildren
    TheboatintendedtoreachAustralia
    Afterprovidingfoodandrepairingtheboat,theIndonesianNavypreparedto
    forcethebackbackouttosea
    IndonesianimmigrationofficerefusedtoprovidetheSriLankanswithshelter,
    forcingthemtostayalongtheshore
    TheSriLankanshaveyettobeinterviewed,thereforeitisunclearwhatthey
    werefleeing

    MostImportantPoint:
    Navywhohavenotallowedthepeopleontheboattodisembarkandapplyforasylum,
    arguingtheasylumseekerslacktheproperdocumentation.
    Underinternationallaw,
    neitheralackofdocumentationnorirregularentryprecludespeoplefrom
    seekingasylum.

    HumanRightsAbuses:
    Articles3,5,13,14,25

    MainAbuses:

    Article5
    Nooneshallbesubjectedtoinhumanordegradingtreatmentorpunishment.
    AclearlyinnocentshipofSriLankancitizenswasterrorized.Indonesian
    authoritiesfiredoffgunsandissuedthreatstothepeopleontheboat.These
    actionssubjecttherefugeestoagreatdealofdegradationandinhumanconduct.

    Article13
    (1)Everyonehasthe
    righttofreedomofmovementandresidencewithinthe
    bordersofeachstate
    .
    (2)Everyonehas
    therighttoleaveanycountry
    ,includinghisown
    TheSriLankanswerenotwelcomedintoIndonesia.Rather,theywereforcedto
    remaininsidetheboat(whichwasforcedtoremainontheshoreline).Certainly,
    therighttofreemovementwasdenied.

    Article14
    (1)Everyonehast
    herighttoseekandtoenjoyinothercountriesasylum
    from
    persecution.
    TheSriLankanrefugeesweredeniedaccesstoIndonesia.Asstatedinthe
    article,internationallawrequirescountriestoallowthoseseekingasylumintothe

    bordersoftheircountry.Fromthearticle,theIndonesianimmigrationoffice
    refusedaccess.

    DiscussionQuestions:

    1. HowdoyouthinkthattheIndonesianofficialsshouldhaverespondedinthis
    situation?
    2. IftheSriLankanboatmadeittoitsintendedtargetinAustralia,doyouthinkthat
    therefugeeswouldbegrantedasylum?

    WorksCited

    "ShotsFiredamidAttempttoIllegallyPushSriLankanTamilAsylumSeekersBack
    outtoSeainIndonesia."
    AmnestyInternationalUSA
    .N.p.,17June2016.Web.
    19June2016.

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    http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/pressreleases/shotsfiredamidattempttoille
    gallypushsrilankantamilasylumseekersbackouttoseainindone
    >.

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