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By Tendai MaphosaBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has personally intervened in the case of an opponent of the Burmese military government who faced deportation1 from Britain. Tendai Maphosa looks at whether other Burmese asylum2 seekers are going to benefit from the case.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ordered a review of Lay Naing's case after Damian Green, the opposition3 Conservative Party spokesman for immigration, confronted him in paliament.
Naing fled Burma last year. He claims he was jailed and beaten by Burmese authorities for distributing literature critical of Burma's military government. His application for asylum and three appeals were rejected on the basis that he did not apply when he arrived in the United Kingdom.
In a letter to Green, Mr. Brown said his government was horrified4 by reports of ongoing5 persecution6 of those who participated in pro-democracy demonstrations7 earlier this year in Burma. He also wrote that Naing would be given humanitarian8 protection.
Refugee Council Chief Executive Donna Covey expressed the hope that Naing's case represents an acknowledgment from the government that Burma is not safe. She was quoted in the daily newspaper the Independent as saying she hoped those who have sought sanctuary9 in the United Kingdom would be protected.
The British government has come under fire from rights organizations for criticizing repressive governments such as the Burmese military regime, but sending back asylum seekers.
Ko Aung is a spokesperson for the Burmese Democratic Movement Association U.K., which opposes the Burmese government. He called for the British government to synchronize10 its policy regarding Burma.
"The U.K. government should change their policy on Burma because the problem is Home Office say different and then also Foreign Office also say different," he said. "So I do not know what is going on, but Burmese people, if they send you back to Burma definitely out there they are facing torture, imprisonment11 and [they] maybe killed."
A statement by the Border and Immigration Agency said the government would continue to treat applications from Burmese nationals on a case-by-case basis. It said if an applicant12 demonstrates a need for international protection, asylum shall be granted, should an application be refused, the applicant has the right of appeal.
1 deportation | |
n.驱逐,放逐 | |
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2 asylum | |
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3 opposition | |
n.反对,敌对 | |
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4 horrified | |
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adj.进行中的,前进的 | |
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n. 迫害,烦扰 | |
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证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威 | |
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8 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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n.圣所,圣堂,寺庙;禁猎区,保护区 | |
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10 synchronize | |
v.使同步 [=synchronise] | |
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11 imprisonment | |
n.关押,监禁,坐牢 | |
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