The civil rights initiative, AfriForum, has asked the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlaminini-Zuma, to appoint a task team comprising experts from minority communities to investigate the causes of the emigration of South Africans of minority communities.
AfriForum has already done research in this regard and will gladly make its findings available to such a task team in order to help find solutions for the flow of South Africans abroad.
This follows after the ruling of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board last Thursday that a white South African of Mowbray in Cape Town, Mr Brandon Huntley (31), presented “clear and convincing proof of the state’s inability or unwillingness to protect him".
Canadian asylum ruling calls Government to see reason
Kallie Kriel
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
The civil rights initiative, AfriForum, has asked the Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlaminini-Zuma, to appoint a task team comprising experts from minority communities to investigate the causes of the emigration of South Africans of minority communities.
AfriForum has already done research in this regard and will gladly make its findings available to such a task team in order to help find solutions for the flow of South Africans abroad.
This follows after the ruling of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board last Thursday that a white South African of Mowbray in Cape Town, Mr Brandon Huntley (31), presented “clear and convincing proof of the state’s inability or unwillingness to protect him".
According to reports, the Chairman of the tribunal, William Davis, found that Huntley had presented a clear picture of the “unwillingness and inability” of the South African Government to protect white South Africans against racially-driven attacks. Huntley allegedly stated in his evidence that terms of abuse like “white dog” and “settler” had been used against him in South Africa.
In response, AfriForum spokesperson, Willie Spies, said that the South African Government should view this ruling in a serious light. South Africa’s human rights record has already suffered serious damage as a result of the seemingly uncontrolled crime in the country, the Government’s policy of silent diplomacy in Zimbabwe, and the tolerance of racial rhetoric of leading role-players such as Judge John Hlophe and the ANC Youth League President, Julius Malema.
“Urgent deliberation is required now and therefore a task team of experts from minority communities should be appointed to investigate the fears which result in emigration”.
Meanwhile AfriForum’s legal team is preparing for legal action re Government’s neglect to manage and prevent crime. Details about the first steps in the proposed legal battle will be announced soon.
Source: Rick Mark Sentinel, via I Luv Sa
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