tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post8960675328707661631..comments2023-12-19T05:27:09.911+00:00Comments on <b>BritCits</b> : stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08698922877414169622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post-61165067089452403642014-03-23T22:33:19.128+00:002014-03-23T22:33:19.128+00:00I meant death penalty ...I meant death penalty ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post-42896515051843275622014-03-23T22:28:05.663+00:002014-03-23T22:28:05.663+00:00just been on the news that the family came here as...just been on the news that the family came here as tourists. How many more people will follow suit . I have never known of any on in Mauritius faced with penalty Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post-49863187378612445502014-03-23T21:21:18.600+00:002014-03-23T21:21:18.600+00:00First, this isn't a typical domestic violence ...First, this isn't a typical domestic violence case - it involves threats of violence from local gangs ( http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/23/yashika-bageerathi-enfield-students-deportation-protest ) which would put her life in danger in Mauritius.<br /><br />Second, you may want to learn more about (for example) women fleeing FGM ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23933437 ) or indeed honour killings. When the threat of violence is real, and when state authorities are weak or lack the political will, so that they cannot protect the individuals at risk, it can and should be (and sometimes is) a reason for asylum.<br /><br />I hate to link the Daily Mail, but take the example of the Saudi princess at risk of stoning :<br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1217959/The-secret-diary-Saudi-princess-stoned-death-returned-home.html<br /><br />As you can see, domestic violence is indeed even now a reason for asylum, when the perpetrators are protected by state authorities, or when the state authorities lack the reason to act.stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698922877414169622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post-14405041922405904842014-03-23T21:11:28.798+00:002014-03-23T21:11:28.798+00:00As sad as this case is, Mauritius is a peaceful a...As sad as this case is, Mauritius is a peaceful and economically developed country with a strong rule of law. It's the size of Surrey and serious offences carry the death penalty. It completely unlikely that the individual has no family back there.<br /><br />If the UK will not offer asylum to children/families from war- torn Syria, how can it grant indefinite leave to a family from a Commonwealth paradise Island? This would set a precedent of successful claims for all economic migrants. Harsh but asylum cannot be granted for domestic violence cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post-69362764257899179792014-03-23T20:50:19.391+00:002014-03-23T20:50:19.391+00:00Fleeing domestic violence - honour killings - fema...Fleeing domestic violence - honour killings - female genital mutilation - is not an 'excuse', any more than fleeing state violence is. Your choice of phrasing is revealing.stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698922877414169622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020146007708530033.post-50291255838574800702014-03-23T15:06:29.370+00:002014-03-23T15:06:29.370+00:00 How can someone coming from Mauritius claim Asyly... How can someone coming from Mauritius claim Asylyum on the excuse of fleeing a violent relative ? Will that set a precedent ?Will that open the doors for Mauritian women fleeing domestic violence to settle here on that excuse. What is the police in Mauritius doing? I am sure there are more families in the same situation . I work with people from African countries who have genuinely fled their countries . Mauritius is a safe country . Even 2 British universities are now located there . In my opinion she should be sent back .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com