Friday, May 23, 2014

A Pakistani Christian child appeals to Sri Lankan Government

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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