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| Subject: Rights violations: More drownings thanks to OZschwitz asylum laws Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:05 pm | |
| Omid Jafari's eyes are haunted. In his 10 years he has seen horrors most people hope not to see in a lifetime.
Just over a week ago, Omid watched as his father, uncle and cousin silently drowned with more than 100 other asylum seekers, while help was still 24 hours away.
''On Wednesday night, most people were alive,'' Omid's cousin Jawad Sherzad said, translating for the boy.
''But when it was the morning, they had gone … when it was night and cold, he saw his uncle, father and cousin just drown. They were right in front of him.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/uncertain-future-for-afghan-child-who-saw-his-father-drown-20120906-25hb6.html#ixzz25kHm8Dhn
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