This suffering and loss of life is unacceptable and could have been avoided

Erc Admin
posted by | 153sc
August 29, 2024

Our hearts break for the tragic loss of Mr Mano Yogalingam who took his life on Tuesday at the age of 23. Mano & his family arrived in Australia when he was 11, escaping a regime in Sri Lanka that actively committed atrocities against the Tamil community. Mano's appeal for asylum was rejected by the Australian government under the controversial “fast-track” system introduced in 2014. Mano had been living in limbo on a bridging visa for 11 years.

Anthony Albanese this suffering and loss of life is unacceptable and could have been avoided! We need urgent reforms to stop this cruelty to asylum seekers on bridging visas.

Our hearts go out to Mano’s family, friends and the Tamil community. May he rest in eternal peace.

Photo credit: ABC news (supplied)

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