Australia: Further information on Fear of forcible repatriation

Index AI : ASA 12/006/2001
Date de publication : 5 septembre 2001
Catégorie(s) : Asie - Pacifique, Australie

Amnesty International is concerned that the fate of the 433 asylum- seekers, including women and children, who were rescued by the Norwegian freighter, the Tampa, remains unresolved. They are now on an Australian Navy ship which is heading for Papua New Guinea (PNG).