A PAKISTANI CHILD APPEALS TO SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT
DEAR ALL,
I AM 12 YEARS OLD
AMALA KHAN. I AM EXHAUSTED AND SICK BECAUSE OF THE TROUBLES AND PAINFUL LIFE OF
HIDING IN SRI LANKA.
MY SISTER SADIA KHAN
WROTE ABOUT THE SECURITY FORCES OF PAKISTAN ON HER WEBSITE. WE WERE THREATENED
AND FLED TO SRI LANKA. NOW WE ARE RECOGNIZED REFUGEES BY UNHCR. LAST YEAR
ON THE REQUEST OF PAKISTAN ISI, SRI LANKAN AUTHORITIES KEPT US IN ILLEGAL
DETENTION FOR 1 MONTH. THEY TOOK OUR PASSPORTS AND ALL WE HAD. NOT COMPLYING
WITH UNHCR THEY WERE ABOUT TO DEPORT US TO PAKISTAN. KNOWING THE HUGE DANGER TO
OUR LIFE WE FLED FROM THE DETENTION CAMP.
NOT RESPECTING
UNHCR, SRI LANKA STILL WITHHOLDS OUR PASSPORTS. I AM VERY SCARED. I DON’ GO TO
SCHOOL. I TREMBLE WITH FEAR. I AM VERY TIRED OF HIDING AND LIFE ON THE RUN. I
AM DYING.
PLEASE SRI LANKAN
AUTHORITIES RETURN OUR PASSPORTS SO WE WILL BE SURE THAT YOU WILL NOT AGAIN
DETAIN / DEPORT US. I AM BEGGING YOU FOR FREEDOM. PLEASE LET US LEAVE YOUR
COUNTRY WITH SAFETY.
PLEASE HELP A CHILD
WHO IS SLOWLY DYING WITH FEAR,
AMALA KHAN,
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