I am a victim of Human Rights Violation, How can I seek asylum in Canada

[socialbeing]

Hello,

This has taken a lot of courage for me to type.

I have been a victim of Human Rights Violation in UAE and I was deported out of the country that I was born in and lived my whole life when the authorities could not find anything against me. This is unfair beyond any measure. This has caused me to lose my well paying job as well as my belongings and I am currently surviving on charity.

I do not feel safe even in the place I am at right now.

How can I seek asylum in Canada and move to Canada with my wife as soon as possible before it is too late?

 

[canuck78]

You are a citizen of another country though so you would have to prove that you are your life is at risk in your home country. Your situation seems very unfortunate but will not allow you to claim asylum in Canada. You will be told that you can live in your home country.

 

[canuck78]

Are you stateless if you were deported out of your home country? Which country was you born in? You should get registered with UNHCR and wait till they choose a country for you to settle in.

Only a very small fraction actually get settled. Maybe 1 %. The majority live in the country the have sought refuge in. Seems like he is not a UAE citizen.

 

[socialbeing]

I would like to be anonymous as much as possible right now. I have developed PTSD issues as a result of my unfaithful experience back there.

I was born in UAE but my passport is from another country and that is where I am right now. Both my country and UAE share very close ties and extradition treaties. Even after being deported to my country here, I was not free immediately.

I was verbally abused, threatened along with slurs by the authority in charge and interrogated for days. Both countries have a body above the government that function with impunity behind closed doors and that is what fears me and my family's safety.

I want to speak out openly against this violation by UAE who calls itself a first world country but torture individuals in their secret prisons and keep them in solitary confinement.

I fear to speak about it openly here as I could be arrested under any false charges by my country and fear being extradited back. When I was kept in the secret prison in solitary confinement not one individual from the Consulate/Embassy of my country came to visit me. NOT A SINGLE PERSON.

Canada is the only place that I feel I can speak about this abuse openly and show the world that UAE is not what they portray the world to be. Canada will protect me.

 

[canuck78]

Unfortunately that's not how asylum works. You seem to have been let go in your country after an initial interrogation after being forced to leave the UAE. I would try to consult an immigration lawyer in Canada about your chances of asylum. Unless you can show your life is at risk in your home country it will be hard to get asylum. It doesn't seem like you have been in your home country for long or that you have tried to relocate in your home country to see if it is better for you in another area. Both things that you're expected to do. Next issue is how would you get to Canada if a Canadian immigration lawyer felt you had strong grounds for asylum? If a lawyer assures you 100% I would get a second opinion. No laywer can guarantee100%.

 

[canuck78]

You will have to get to Canada to claim asylum for which you will need a TRV. UAE constitution does not allow deportation of citizens. You will need very strong evidence to prove what you are claiming or you could be sent back home in no time.

He is not a UAE citizen. He is worried that his country will send him to the UAE because they have an extradition treaty between his home country and the UAE. He wants to speak out about his treatment in the UAE. I would also think of other family members who may be working or living in the UAE before you speak out against the UAE. Unfortunately it is something you need to consider.

 

[socialbeing]

Yes, I am not a UAE citizen even though I was born and spent entire life there.

Flying to Canada is a matter of ticket and visa which I am not sure what should be our visa status when we (My wife and I ) arrive there. I am currently surviving on charity by friends and family.

Canuck78, you got it right. Not only they have an extradition treaty, they also made me sign papers at the secret prison facility few days before my deportation without allowing me to read them. I know how to read and understand Arabic. I fear as to what was in those papers.

I was not given any copy of the papers that I signed and there is no proof in the whole legal system of UAE that I was even arrested. Like I said, there is an authority above the Government and I know a lot about it right now.

Right now, an Asylum is the only way out for me and my wife. First step is to get to Canada legally and whether to speak about the Human right violation or not or how to speak about it is something I will get from Amnesty International Canada and for that I need to be under the protection of Canada

 

[canuck78]

Getting a visa to get to Canada is extremely difficult. I am also very concerned that you will not get asylum because the risk is in the UAE and not in your home country. You have not tried to establish a life in your home country. Many people get refused asylum in Canada if they have not tried to move to another city in their home country even if they have grounds for asylum.

 

[socialbeing]

The country that I am in currently does not pose any risk until I speak about the violation. And I am not going to do so knowing the immediate risk that follows it. I am not going to create a problem for myself and my family and then run around the country looking for a safe spot. I could even get assassinated by hit men if I appear publicly after I disclose the details. Remember Jamal Kashoogi?

I was told at the secret prison in UAE that I am not allowed to speak about anything that happened with me in all these months, whatever I heard, saw or even describe the cells and the living conditions or how the interrogators treated me etc.

I have a place in the country I am living in now but only recently I came back to my sense and decided this injustice should not go unreported. I lost everything that I built for myself and my family in UAE and I was not going to stay silent about it just because some officer told me before deporting me while I was blindfolded.

How can I find that I am eligible for Asylum?

 

[canuck78]

The country that I am in currently does not pose any risk until I speak about the violation. And I am not going to do so knowing the immediate risk that follows it. I am not going to create a problem for myself and my family and then run around the country looking for a safe spot. I could even get assassinated by hit men if I appear publicly after I disclose the details. Remember Jamal Kashoogi?

I was told at the secret prison in UAE that I am not allowed to speak about anything that happened with me in all these months, whatever I heard, saw or even describe the cells and the living conditions or how the interrogators treated me etc.

I have a place in the country I am living in now but only recently I came back to my sense and decided this injustice should not go unreported. I lost everything that I built for myself and my family in UAE and I was not going to stay silent about it just because some officer told me before deporting me while I was blindfolded.

How can I find that I am eligible for Asylum?

You currently don't qualify for asylum because you have a place to live where you aren't in any immediate danger. You will also struggle to get a visa to Canada given that you no longer are employed or have significant ties to your home country. Would focus on getting a visa to one of the safer countries in the world.

 

[socialbeing]

What would you describe a significant tie to the home country as?

If I arrived in Canada, would there be any chances for me to apply for Asylum or any other option? How else could I speak about this injustice and violation and not get in trouble in the country I am in now?

 

[joksuela]

Actually you have ZERO grounds for asylum in Canada.

• You haven't mentioned what caused you to lose your job and residence in UAE. Authorities don't just torture and deport residents for no reason. (I am aware of the labour and immigration laws of UAE).
• I don't see you have a credible fear for your life in your country of origin (I reckon Iran, Yemen or Pakistan). Not being as economically developed as UAE isn't a valid reason. Living on charity isn't either.
• It's almost impossible that you'd be granted a TRV along with your family. So the route to come to Canada legally isn't an option.
• You mentioned that Canada is the only place where your voice could be heard regarding the violations of human rights in UAE. I wonder why is that! Is Canada the only developed nation on Earth that respects human rights? Or is it because claiming asylum in Canada is selling like hot cakes nowadays so you're trying to give it a shot?

 

[socialbeing]

1) I don't think this is proper channel to mention all details of the false case. May be I will to a lawyer or when I will press charges against them in international court of law.

And yes, they can and do torture if they feel like, both physically and mentally and remember they can do so with impunity. This is normal behaviour from their side. Sadly, you need to be more educated about what happens behind the doors in a country where media and journalists are controlled and have no freedom whatsoever.

2) There is a fear of life and that is why I haven't even mentioned the name of the country if you've been following the thread from the beginning. Development of the country is not an issue here. The ties they share with the country of deportation is the issue. The issue of being extradited back to UAE.

3) Helpful Info.

4) It may not be the only nation that hears these cases of violation but its the country I trust more than any other nation. Hope that answers your question.

 

[joksuela]

To add to the above, if you actually managed to get a visitor visa to any developed nation then claim for asylum there, you would be rejected and sent back to your country on the spot. Your story isn't about fearing for your life, you're basically trying to claim asylum in order to take revenge against UAE and establish a residence in a 1st world country.

 

[socialbeing]

To add to the above, if you actually managed to get a visitor visa to any developed nation then claim for asylum there, you would be rejected and sent back to your country on the spot. Your story isn't about fearing for your life, you're basically trying to claim asylum in order to take revenge against UAE and establish a residence in a 1st world country.

This isn't about revenge anymore. It's just another voice to the 100s of voices that were kept and are still being kept in secrecy. This is a crime against humanity and it should stop.

No one can ever realise what it feels like to have their basic freedom taken away until it has been taken away.