Fri 2 Jul 2010
Sheikh Mansour Deported – a tragic loss to Australia
Posted by Father Dave under Media Coverage[7] Comments
On Saturday June 26th we had a formal farewell at the Imam Husain Islamic Centre. More than 1000 people crammed in – people of all faiths and cultures from across the region. On Sunday morning Mansour joined us at Holy Trinity Church to farewell his many supporters there. That evening, despite Sheikh’s attempts to dissuade us from coming to the airport, more than 300 of us showed up to make our final farewells.
It was an emotional time. Indeed, I find it hard to watch the video coverage below without the tears welling up again.
The story was also covered briefly on Ten News. You can see that here.
The fight does not end here. The Australian Government has until Ocotber 21st to respond to the United Nations Human Rights Committee and explain why they charged, judged and executed Sheikh Mansour without ever telling him what he’d done wrong.
If you have any ideas as to how we can put pressure on the Australian government to respond to the United Nations, submit them to the Fighting Fathers Forum (nb. you’ll need to use VIP code ‘NO HOMERS’ to register).