Geoffrey York, Globe and Mail (Johannesburg), September 2, 2009
South Africa’s ruling party has denounced Canada as “racist” for granting refugee status to a man who claimed he was persecuted in South Africa because he is white.
The decision by a refugee board member in Ottawa has ignited a firestorm of controversy in South Africa, damaging relations between the two countries and denting Canada’s image in a country where it was once seen as a stalwart of the anti-apartheid struggle.
The refugee board member, William Davis, ruled that South Africa had failed to protect its white citizens from robberies and muggings, which he described as the “persecution” of whites by “African South Africans.”
Brandon Huntley, a 31-year-old South African who stayed illegally in Canada in 2006, after first arriving on a work permit as a carnival attendant, was awarded refugee status after complaining that he was mugged and stabbed in seven attempted robberies in South Africa. He said he was called a “white dog” and a “settler” during these attacks, although he did not report any of the attacks to the police because he “did not trust them.”
Mr. Davis said in his ruling that Mr. Huntley would “stand out like a sore thumb” in any part of South Africa because of his colour. He said Mr. Huntley had given “convincing proof” of the government’s “inability or unwillingness to protect him.” He added that Mr. Huntley would be unable to find a job in South Africa because of affirmative action in favour of blacks.
Mr. Davis ruled that Mr. Huntley had been attacked six or seven times “because of the colour of his skin” and had a legitimate fear of persecution. He said Mr. Huntley had scars on his body to prove the attacks.
(Lengthy excerpts from the ruling were provided by Mr. Huntley’s lawyer, Russell Kaplan, who declined to release the entire ruling because it contained personal details about family members of Mr. Huntley and Mr. Kaplan.) The African National Congress, the party that liberated South Africa from apartheid under Nelson Mandela’s leadership in 1994, said the refugee decision was racist and alarmist. “Canada’s reasoning for granting Huntley a refugee status can only serve to perpetuate racism,” the ANC said Tuesday.
A spokesman for the country’s Home Affairs department, Ronnie Mamoepa, said the government was “disgusted” by the ruling and the “preposterous and laughable” claims by Mr. Huntley.
“It would have been courteous for the Canadian government to allow the South African government to respond to the allegations,” Mr. Mamoepa told South African media.
The ruling, which made headlines around the world, has sparked an uproar in South Africa this week because it touched on sensitive issues of race and violent crime. While many agree that whites are often targeted by black criminals, others are outraged at the notion that whites are “persecuted” in South Africa, a country where they still enjoy vast privileges in an unequal economic system.
Many ridiculed the board member’s claim that whites “stand out like a sore thumb” in South Africa. More than four million whites are living in South Africa, comprising almost 10 per cent of the population.
The ruling is “shocking and saddening,” said an editorial Tuesday in The Times, a daily newspaper here.
“It says more about Canadian perceptions than South African reality. The truth is that the overwhelming majority of crime victims in this country are black and many of the perpetrators are white.”
The chief executive of South Africa’s human-rights commission, Tseliso Thipanyane, told the Cape Times newspaper that the refugee ruling was “rather odd” because racist attacks happen to blacks as well as whites. He also rejected the claim that whites cannot get jobs in South Africa, citing a recent survey that found that 61 per cent of South Africa’s top corporate executives are white men.
The official unemployment rate for black South Africans is 27.9 per cent, compared to 4.6 per cent for white South Africans.
Stéphane Malépart, a spokesman for the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, said the board cannot release the Huntley decision or make any comment on the ruling since all of its cases are heard in private and its tribunals operate at arm’s length from the government. But he said the federal government could seek judicial review of any decision by appealing it to the Federal Court of Canada.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney declined comment on the matter Tuesday, stressing through a spokesman that the IRB is an independent tribunal that works at arm’s length from the government.
“It would be inappropriate for us to comment on a particular IRB decision,” spokesman Alykhan Velshi said.
Ordinary South Africans were divided on the ruling, with some saying it was absurd and others saying it highlighted the problems faced by whites in South Africa.
“I will never set my foot in Canada,” commented one person on a South African website, condemning the ruling. “It’s officially the most racist country in the world.”
On another website, someone said: “What a load of b.s. Are the Canadians truly this gullible?”
Several people who had spent time in the Cape Town suburb of Mowbray, where Mr. Huntley lived, said they had never heard of anyone being called a “white dog” or “settler.”
But others said they welcomed the ruling, predicting it would “open the flood gates” to a further exodus from South Africa. “The racism has increased tremendously and whites are not wanted or tolerated here,” one person commented on a newspaper website.
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(Posted on September 2, 2009)
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Giving whites harbor from murdering, racist blacks is…wait for it…racist!
Next stop, fleeing black murderers will be labeled racist. Then, fleeing black rape-gangs.
Shocking news to white dummies: if you’re waiting for blacks to set a limit on who they label racist, a limit based on a sense of decorum, you’re not paying attention.
Im surprised this is the first case and that everbodys shocked. I thought it was already well known that Afrikaners are abused by the Anc and the populace at large.
“I will never set my foot in Canada,” commented one person on a South African website, condemning the ruling. “It’s officially the most racist country in the world.”
Oh please, oh please don’t throw Canada into the briar patch, eh?
Why are black South Africans upset? After all, it only means that whites would leave ZA forever, which is what they want. The answer is probably that they want to eliminate whites from South Africa by killing them, instead of allowing them to leave. As if they have to fulfill some sort of carnal desire for blood.
I returned from a visit to Cape Town, for family reasons, just last week. On the flight home via Singapore was a Korean gentleman who was returning to Korea after just 2 days in Cape Town. He had lost his passport,wallet, camera, phone, & very nearly his life in a mugging in the city.
Any body intending to visit that lawless country for the football world cup or any other reason had better take note because those criminals just can’t wait for the “boom in their business” to start.
It really is a dangerous place to visit unless you know & understand what is going on there. I left South Africa 20 years ago because I do know & understand Africa under African rule. Best decision I ever made!!
I predict that the decision will be reversed amid international pressure - by the same nations that were against apartheid. In the end, Mr. Huntley will regret that he didn’t just remain in Canada illegally. If he was in danger in SA before, just wait until he is forcibly returned there; he will be hunted down with no mercy, tortured and killed. The reaction from international media? Silence as usual.
Where can we White Americans flee to since the same scenario plays out here daily. Canada is no better for Whites fleeing persecution. Just look at their immigrant problem. We have nowhere to run any longer since all the Western nations have been invaded and all suffer from this same disease called diversity.
The use real statistics to try and confuse the reader. Sure most of the victoms of crime in South Africa are going to be black because 90% of the population is black. There are just not enough white people for all the black criminals to have a white person to rob or rape.
Where I live in Canada, on the Canadian prairies, my city is filling up with black Africans, almost all of whom are ‘refugees’ (Somalis, anyone?). And this in a part of the world famed for its long winters, severe wind chill values, cowboy culture, redneck values, and unbridled capitalism (yes, I’m in Alberta). And what do I see on the city streets these days? Head scarves, chadors, surly blacks, and persons of all other ethnic backgrounds (whites, Asians, Indians) doing their best to steer around them and avoid contact at all costs.
So if African governments say that Canada is ‘racist’ for accepting a white refugee from Africa, I’m hoping it just might push these black newcomers to move to another less ‘racist’ locale. Of course, I doubt that will happen. Blacks are not as smart as whites and Asians, but nobody’s dumb enough to want to leave a white-majority country and relocate to black Africa. Whoops, I made a mistake! Liberal-minded white people would surely do that. But no one else.
To Question Diversity:
Black Africans used to say “Whites out of Africa” all the time until they took over SA, Kenya, Zimbabwe, etc. Then they noticed the white exodus (which even Mandela called a brain drain) was having a calamitous effect on their economies.
Like American blacks they need white taxpayers to leach off of and to blame for all their problems from obesity to AIDS.
I find this to be unbelievible.
Again though how is this racism? Unless we go back to the ‘blacks are a protected class and Whites can’t be victims of racism’ rule.
Who gives a flip WHAT the racist black “leaders” think! What are they going to do, cut off all the aid they give to Canada, stop loaning money to Canada, forbid their African ‘yuf’ from going there. Please!!!
There are an average of 50 murders a day in South Africa, 150 rapes of women, 350 violent robberies, 40 car-jackings and 220 car thefts.
This is another case where white Canadians and friends of white South Africans are showing our weakness and lack of mobilization. There will be a snow storm of criticism of the immigration board and government officials. There will be almost no support from our side. If we had our act together we could have PR people, lawyers, and petitioners mount a campaign to support the decision. American AmRenners can hardly imagine how weak whites are in Canada. We have nothing like AmRen, Lou Dobbs, Pat Buchanan, Tom Tancredo, FAIR, VDare, CofCC, etc.
the blacks in SA want to square the circle:
1) keep enough whites around so the the country does not disintegrate and fall back into the stone age, while
2) preying on whites for sport and profit, either killing them all or forcing them to leave.
Who ever said blacks were logical?
whites should boycott all of black africa.
whites from SA should receive preferential status in Europe and the US while we shut the gates tightly to 3rd worlders.
I see no future for the white race if we do not defend each other and defend our ancestral territories from invasion.
You should see the comments on the actual website this story was originally posted on. It made me sick to see Whites berating this man and hurling personal insults at him. It is disgusting, Period. But oh, whenever some random black is stranded in the world (or when a muslim terrorist is being held in Gitmo) these same people start crying and saying how unjust that they are being “mistreated”. It truly boggles the mind.
1) Mr. Huntly, as well as his sister and family, MUST be returned to SA without delay to face trial for slander.
Only then can the relationship between racist Canada and rainbow South Africa begin to heal.
Signed President Zuma
We have two very different opinions here, One side is lying! Only people with first hand experience know for sure, but for my part i’m pleased to see whites able to use the refugee status for a change. I understand many white farmers were brutally killed because of their color… is this true or false?
“The truth is that the overwhelming majority of crime victims in this country [South Africa] are black and many of the perpetrators are white.”
I’d like to see some statistics on that. If it is actually true that would be interesting, especially since the white population is only 10%.
K. Sear: “Many” is the weasel word here. “Most” implies more than half, in fact well more than half. And it’s very likely true that “most” ZA crime victims are black, as ZA is 90% black. But “many” could mean 30% or just 30.
“Next stop, fleeing black murderers will be labeled racist”.
It already is.
“It says more about Canadian perceptions than South African reality. The truth is that the overwhelming majority of crime victims in this country are black and many of the perpetrators are white.”
It may be the the great majority of crime victims are black. This would not be surprising in a country that is over 80% black. But it is a certainty that the overwhelming majority of the criminals are black. And I am equally certain that, as in the United States, black on white crime is far more common than white on black crime.
The refugee board member, William Davis, ruled that South Africa had failed to protect its white citizens from robberies and muggings, which he described as the “persecution” of whites by “African South Africans.”
Thank God for this! Maybe Canada will start accepting the maybe the tide is turning against the
Mr. Davis is apparently familiar with some of the stories
Brandon Huntley…was awarded refugee status after complaining that he was mugged and stabbed in seven attempted robberies in South Africa. He said he was called a “white dog” and a “settler” during these attacks, although he did not report any of the attacks to the police because he “did not trust them.”
Mr. Davis said … Mr. Huntley had given “convincing proof” of the government’s “inability or unwillingness to protect him.” He added that Mr. Huntley would be unable to find a job in South Africa because of affirmative action in favour of blacks.
Mr. Davis ruled that Mr. Huntley had been attacked six or seven times “because of the colour of his skin” and had a legitimate fear of persecution. He said Mr. Huntley had scars on his body to prove the attacks.
Case closed. Six or seven stab wounds? Let him stay.
#15 Makes the comment that on the original post concerning this article this man gaining refuge in Canada was insulted by many whites. IF this Brandon Huntley is honest about his treatment in SA and he’s being disparaged by fellow whites unjustly like this… we can see a form of madness infecting these apparent self hating whites. This Amren is a valuable forum, maybe more than we realize along with other sites like it…as it makes visible our perception of truth and justice concerning Euro destiny, a visibility many would like to eradicate along with our self realization/identity.
“I will never set my foot in Canada,” commented one person on a South African website, condemning the ruling. “It’s officially the most racist country in the world.”
If the above is true, then why is Canadian immigration law so heavily biased in favor of non-white third world immigrants???
I can confirm the comments by “Matt” regarding the influx of blacks on the Canadian Prairies in Alberta.
It used to be so nice here.
It is now just a matter of time before the crime statistics go up.
Why are the Canadian politicians letting these people come here?
Maybe Michael Ignatief (the new liberal leader) will save us!
We are doomed, it is just a matter of time, the course has been set forever.
Sad but true.
Anyone who is old enough to remember will recall how the TV and other media literally blasted us day after day, week after week, year after year, about how ‘evil’ and ‘racist’ White South Africans were.
On another poit we are so used to the concept of ‘asylum’ being abused by non-White swindlers eager to circumvent such immigration ‘controls’ that actually exist, that to see Whites (who are genuinely being persecuted to death) being offered asylum seems incongruous.
Posting of Anonymous #12 shows data of violent crime wave in SA. People criticize Jews for sticking around Europe till Nazis detained them. Are SA whites supposed to repeat that fatal mistake? Also, do whites have any significant role in law enforcement in SA anymore? I doubt it.
“I will never set my foot in Canada,” commented one person on a South African website, condemning the ruling. “It’s officially the most racist country in the world.”
I’m sure the Canadian people will miss the lost opportunity to have his presence in their country. (sarcasm)
I am a Canadian and if it were up to me I would invite every single White South African into my country. They would be a real boon, an investment in the future of the White community here and racially aware too.
“Where can we White Americans flee to”
Given the examples likes this one in South Africa, running away won’t help. White Anglo-saxons are STILL in the majority today. We must spend our time and money to educate the other whites, starting with our own families.
To quote my forefather Patrick Henry…give me liberty or give me death. Note he did not say give me liberty or I will attempt to get asylum in Canada!
The truth is that the overwhelming majority of crime victims in this country are black and many of the perpetrators are white.”
Then why would you mind them leaving for good?
“The ruling is “shocking and saddening,” said an editorial Tuesday in The Times, a daily newspaper here.
“It says more about Canadian perceptions than South African reality. The truth is that the overwhelming majority of crime victims in this country are black and many of the perpetrators are white.”
This is a bold faced lie.
Poster #26 says “I can confirm the comments by “Matt” regarding the influx of blacks on the Canadian Prairies in Alberta. It used to be so nice here.
That’s what we used to say about Toronto before the invasion of 3rd world immigrants, so if you want to see where you’re headed, check out this recent story
More White South Africans, please…….Black Africans STAY HOME!
“We have two very different opinions here, One side is lying! Only people with first hand experience know for sure, but for my part i’m pleased to see whites able to use the refugee status for a change. I understand many white farmers were brutally killed because of their color… is this true or false?”
Read these http://censorbugbear-reports.blogspot.com/ http://afrikaner-genocide-achives.blogspot.com/
Above you used the past tense, saying that you understand that whites are being brutally killed. The present tense would be correct.
“It made me sick to see Whites berating this man and hurling personal insults at him”.
Please be aware that our history books have been rewritten since 1994 and that a whole generation of youths have been re-educated.
And then one must also not forget that there is no way to test who is commentating on the blogs. Sometimes one has the strong suspicion that some of the comments are planted, for they are totally unreal of what one experiences in the daily interaction with fellow citizens.
Remember we now have communists on board and they are masters of manipulation.
I for one, cannot wait until the 2010 world cup when South Africa’s backwardness is on full display for the whole world to see. They would have to bring in several divisions of foreign (non-Black) mercenaries to impose order. They won’t, instead the black “police” and the criminals they never pursue will have a field day with tens of thousands of naive white tourists.
I know many from ZA-Blacks,and whites who left ZA because of the racist violence there.I personaly kmow Drs.(3),Engineers(2),Nurses(Black 3),teachers(3)Farmers(2) who left as a result of the ANC’s true colors coming to the fore.After Mandella is what most are concerned about.The ANC is and was a communist front org.Russia was,and probably still are interested only with the Cape,and strategic location to Indian Ocean,as was Malaysia,Yemen,SamoliaAlso-ZA is a nuclear nation.What has become of all their Nuclear facilities,and who might be interested in these…A nuculear black South Africa…..????
According to my South African friends, apartheid was put in place to keep the various tribes from slaughtering each other. Despite apartheid, there was a massive influx of blacks from other African countries because there was a thriving (white-run) economy and JOBS.
— Kenelm Digby wrote:
But now, it seems, being slaughtered along with your entire family is considered much less outrageous (by the media) than being unable to buy a house in a certain lily white neighborhood.
— Anonymous wrote:
Aha! There you’ve said it, right there. Jobs!
The ravenous, endless thirst of capital for cheap labor was the undoing of South Africa —- just as it will be for us. Does anyone ever learn?
These irresponsible international capitalists have no loyalty to anything beyond profit, and no interest in anything other than making a quick buck,
Every country must learn to do its OWN work and supply its OWN labor. Labor must NOT be imported! “Guest workers” are the equivalent of the poison caplet in the glass of wine. Lethal!
Browser # 41.
“How do we reverse the exporting of jobs from the USA?”
White South Africans are being slaughtered on a daily basis. White men are forced to look on while their wives and daughters are being gang-raped. These women and girls are called “white b#tch@s” and are urged by their rapists to scream! White farmers are murdered and their bodies mutulated. We are two engineers hoping to settle in Canada with our three children within the next year, hopefully sooner. Please, I’m begging the Canadian goverment to grant this man a future in Canada. We are fortunate(not millionaires), because we live in a gated community, behind six foot walls with electric fencing, an alarm system, burglar bars and 24 hour patrols. Others are not
““How do we reverse the exporting of jobs from the USA”
The only answer will be for the American people to have to hurt enough to the point that they will rise up en masse, march on Washinton and demand that this stops or they vote all of the politicians out of office and then do it. Of course, there will have to be American candidates ready to stand up and take the place of those booted out in Congress.
This man appears to be a far more legitimate case than most refugees. He seems to be one of those relatively rare genuine refugees.
“This man appears to be a far more legitimate case than most refugees.”
