Hi all. Firstly, some sad and frustrating news: the Minister has again refused to intervene in Ali’s case to release him or let him reapply for protection. As such, he faces deportation to the Middle East where he will be at risk of serious harm simply for being queer. We will soon push the Minister to let Ali apply for another visa. When that happens, we will need your help.
In the meantime, Human Rights For All is representing another man in detention named Kaveh, who desperately needs us. Click here to instantly sign the petition to #LetKavehLive, or read on for more information.
"I can't stand another day in detention. I am a sick person, I can’t heal in detention. I need freedom to heal. I need your kind support. My health and condition will only improve once I have freedom" - Kaveh.
Kaveh is dying. His body and mind are exhausted. If he isn’t released into the community soon, he will not survive. This would make him the 13th refugee or asylum seeker to die in Australian immigration detention. We cannot let that happen.
Kaveh is one of the people medically evacuated from offshore detention to Australia. Despite his friends and fellow detainees being released earlier this year, Kaveh remains in detention even though he has been found to be a refugee. His physical and mental health has deteriorated while he remained locked up for over the last eight years.
>> Click here to instantly sign the petition to #LetKavehLive <<
Kaveh suffers from several illnesses, including gastro issues which make it hard for him to eat. Thin already, in sheer desperation, Kaveh started a hunger strike to be released. He abandoned this after a month only to discover that his body would no longer tolerate food. Currently weighing just 47 kg, Kaveh is currently being treated in hospital, but he sees no hope for his future.
At times, Kaveh tells me he would rather give up and die than continue to fight. But he also longs for his freedom, to be reunited with the men he met in detention. The men who he now calls his brothers.
We know that by releasing him into community detention, Kaveh would have the opportunity to heal, and re-discover his hope. But if he remains locked up, he will not survive.
The Australian Government has repeatedly ignored our calls to release Kaveh. The United Nations recently asked the Australian Government to place Kaveh in community detention. So far, that UN request has been completely ignored by Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and Immigration Minister Alex Hawke.
Please, join our call on the Australian Government to release Kaveh, before it is too late.
>> Click here to instantly sign the petition to #LetKavehLive <<