Sri Lankans appeal

24 August 2010 07:11 am

Two Sri Lankans made an appeal to Australia's High Court today to reconsider them for asylum and challenged as unfair the handling of their refugee claims offshore, the Australian media reported.

According to reports the two Tamils were detained in October 2009 at Christmas Island and now face deportation back to Sri Lanka.

They fear persecution in Sri Lanka because of their alleged support to the LTTE. In Sydney, about 40 people gathered outside court offices to support the Tamils' case, as well as others facing deportation to Iraq.