Canwest News Service May 27, 2010
The United Nations' refugee agency has turned thumbs down on the Conservative government's controversial proposal to deny refugee claimants from "safe" countries the right to appeal if their applications are rejected.
"UNHCR recommends that the Refugee Appeals Division should be available to all claimants, including those from 'designated' or 'safe' countries of origin," said Abraham Abraham, the Canadian representative of the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees.
The agency's stand was cheered by refugee advocates who say claimants should be judged on the merits of their individual cases, not where they come from.
The government proposed sweeping changes to the asylum process in April that it says are designed to make the system fairer and faster for legitimate refugees while speeding the ouster of "bogus" claimants.
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