SYDNEY, Australia Before the coronavirus pandemic surged, Drisya Dilin dropped her daughter off with her parents in India, expecting to bring her to Australia a month later. That was more than a year ago. Now, any attempt to get the 5-year-old to Australia, where she is a permanent resident, brings a threat of jail time or large fines. She’s one of about 8,000 Australians affected by an unprecedented travel ban that began on Monday, prompted.
Pressure is mounting on the Australian government to reverse its India travel ban as the United Nations joins a growing list of organisations questioning its legitimacy.
The UN Human Rights Committee on Wednesday raised serious concerns about the Morrison government s move to ban its own citizens from returning from India and criminalise breaches.
Committee spokesman Rupert Colville said the committee generally saw few, if any circumstances to justify depriving citizens of their right to return home.
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Government backing down from threats to jail Aussies returning from India(9News) We have serious concerns about whether the biosecurity determination â and the severe penalties which can be imposed for its breach â meets Australia s human rights obligations, Mr Colville told 9News.com.au, in a statement.
Australia Tells Its Citizens in India Amid Covid Crisis: Don’t Come Home
Critics condemned the move to temporarily bar Australians, including children, as unnecessarily harsh, a violation of citizenship principles and a cultural double standard. Officials say the policy is necessary.
A beach in Melbourne, Australia, in February. The country, which has returned to some semblance of normalcy, has strict travel restrictions.Credit.Erik Anderson/Australian Associated Press, via Associated Press
Published May 3, 2021Updated May 19, 2021
SYDNEY, Australia Before the coronavirus pandemic surged, Drisya Dilin dropped her daughter off with her parents in India, expecting to bring her to Australia a month later. That was more than a year ago.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Australia tells its citizens in India - don t come home
3 May, 2021 07:34 PM
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A worker carries wood on a hand cart as multiple funeral pyres of Covid-19 victims burn at a crematorium on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Photo / AP
A worker carries wood on a hand cart as multiple funeral pyres of Covid-19 victims burn at a crematorium on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. Photo / AP
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By: Damien Cave and Livia Albeck-Ripka
Critics condemned the move to temporarily bar Australians, including children, as unnecessarily harsh, a violation of citizenship principles and a cultural double standard. Officials say the policy is necessary.