DNA demand adds to Abi’s nightmare
Connie Levett; 28/4/08
A Sierra Leonean refugee despairs at yet another obstacle to bringing the partner and daughter she thought were dead to Australia. It is a simple DNA test, but when you can barely afford a nappy, $1850 is a lot to pay to bring your family back together. For 17 months Abi Sesay has been fighting to bring her husband and daughter, whom she had assumed dead in the civil war in Sierra Leone, to Australia. She has post-traumatic stress disorder and post-natal depression. She has spent thousands of dollars on applications and medical and police clearances. Her migration file has gone astray. And now the Immigration Department has come up with the expensive DNA solution.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/dna-demand-adds-to-abis-nightmare/2008/04/27/1209234655216.html
Tags: Australia, Human Rights, Refugees