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      5   MANDAEAN HUMANITARIAN ISSUES

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the motion of Mr L. D. T. Ferguson—That this House notes the:

(1)    continuing discrimination and attacks upon Mandaeans on the basis of their religious beliefs;

(2)    minimal opportunities for internal relocation of Mandaeans within Iraq due to their limited numbers and lack of Government protection;

(3)    significant numbers that have fled the country either to other nations in the Middle East and from there to nations such as Australia;

(4)    need for Australia to continue to focus on Mandaean claims in our refugee/humanitarian intake; and

(5)    humanitarian imperative for Australia to raise continuing human rights abuses in Iraq within varied multicultural fora and bilateral dealings with Iraq ( see item No. 2, Votes and Proceedings )—

Debate resumed.

Document

Mr Ruddock, by leave, presented the following document:

The Mandaean Associations Union—Mandaean Human Rights annual report, November 2009.

The time allotted for the debate having expired, the debate was interrupted, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting.