A Tamil asylum seeker who was allegedly raped whilst held in detention in Australia's off-shore detention facility in Naura, said she could not face being sent back to that place, reported The Guardian.
The asylum seeker, Durga, who endured years of torture and rape at the hands of Sri Lankan security forces, is facing possible removal to Nauru with 72 hours notice following a High Court decision on the matter on Wednesday.
"If I am sent back, I will commit suicide," she told The Guardian.
“I am too scared to go back to that place, my life will not be safe,” she added.
“In the tents, there were no locks, there could come into my tent at any time, and guards would threaten me and grab me. I was scared all the time,” she said.
“I was taking sleeping tablets because with my injuries from Sri Lanka, and my fear of being assaulted, I could not sleep. In the morning I woke up and my clothes were taken off me and things in my room had been moved. I felt like I had been raped."
“I was raped while I was taking the sleeping tablets I had been provided. I told the mental health nurse, who took my complaint seriously, and I was moved to Australia.”
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The asylum seeker, Durga, who endured years of torture and rape at the hands of Sri Lankan security forces, is facing possible removal to Nauru with 72 hours notice following a High Court decision on the matter on Wednesday.
"If I am sent back, I will commit suicide," she told The Guardian.
“I am too scared to go back to that place, my life will not be safe,” she added.
“In the tents, there were no locks, there could come into my tent at any time, and guards would threaten me and grab me. I was scared all the time,” she said.
“I was taking sleeping tablets because with my injuries from Sri Lanka, and my fear of being assaulted, I could not sleep. In the morning I woke up and my clothes were taken off me and things in my room had been moved. I felt like I had been raped."
“I was raped while I was taking the sleeping tablets I had been provided. I told the mental health nurse, who took my complaint seriously, and I was moved to Australia.”
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