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我們是一群關心社會公義及人權狀況的基督徒，關注近年在香港等候甄別的尋求庇護人士的處境，而成立「關注尋求庇護者小組」(Asylum Seekers Concern Group)(註1)。我們了解到她/他們的處境正在每況愈下，不但缺乏經濟及物資的基本生活援助，更遭受不人道的對待。藉著下星期的《國際難民日》，希望呼籲大家關注她/他們的情況。 聯合國自2000年起將每年6月20日為《國際難民日》，反映聯合國對難民問題的高度重視。但事實上，聯合國（駐港）難民事務高級專員署(UNHCG)(簡稱難民署)宣佈，基於香港已是富裕城市，決定在2006年5月後終止對在港尋求政治庇護人士的一切援助。香港政府雖然已簽署了多項國際人權公約，包括《禁止酷刑公約（CAT）》，卻未有為滯港的各地尋求庇護人士制訂任何政策及措施，令她/他們在港難以生活，無處容身。 現時香港約有二千名尋求庇護人士，來自正在發生戰亂、宗教及政治迫害的南亞及非洲地區。她/他們包括了單親媽媽、孕婦、青少年及身心患病等人士。她/他們來港希望可向難民署申請難民資格，在獲批核後便會離港前往他國開展新生活，但無奈審批過程多需要歷時年半甚至數年。由於港府和難民署都傾向盡量不介入處理她/他們的情況，令她/他們在等候期間因為沒有任何暫時身份證明，生活遇到很大的困境，如語言阻礙、不能工作賺取生活費、入學，大部份人更被迫露宿街頭，一些孕婦、婦女及兒童更出現營養不良情況。 香港一直以維護人權及法治精神而驕傲，我們相信這是需要繼續堅持及捍衛的。我們認為香港政府應落實已簽訂的《禁止酷刑公約（CAT）》的條文內容，「如有充分理由相信任何人在另一國家將有遭受酷刑的危險，締約國不得驅逐、遣返或引渡至該國。」向滯港的尋求庇護人士提供人身安全，讓她/他們得到基本生活保障，確保在港等候難民資格審批時得到人道對待。

除了網上聯署, 我們在亦收到另外283位朋友的聯署, 見下圖: We also received 283 signatures, please visit… read more

Caroline Care Home in Portsea, Portsmouth, may be closed by Christmas to save council money. It is home to 24… read more