I found this on lexus-nexus  which I found interesting in that is shows the process worked through in deciding if someone is a genuine refugee, the guys basic arguement was:

• I get beaten up in my home town because we worship at a temple on my family’s property and the local’s don’t like it.

The govt’s response was

• Go back to india and move towns, there is 1 billion people there and plenty of places for you to go where you won’t be picked on.

And the court appeal decided

• The govt failed to note that the guys religion is pretty much only in his town, if he moves, he won’t have access to it, go back and make a decision that accounts for this (because you haven’t in your existing decision).

The fact the guy whipped over to South Africa to watch the cricket in the middle of his persecution would tend to give credence to the fact that maybe he wasn’t as afraid as one might think….

That all said, I’m in favour of immigration, liberal refugee acceptance and the end of mandatory detention, but this guy should probably go home

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006 @ 4:53 pm Technology, australia
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