Canada is courageous – Uphold Huntley’s White Refugee Status!

Dear Sirs,

I wish to commend the IRB for making the honourable, brave and correct decision.

I write to share another truth with you from another South African “second class” citizen!

We are being persecuted, deprived of our rights, prejudiced, discriminated against and our lives are endangered because of:

1. Persecution and discrimination of whites due to Affirmative Action and Employment Equity policies of the state.
2. Fear of physical and psychological harm due to unacceptably high levels of violent crime in South Africa.

Allow me to offer my background as another example.

1. As the principle “breadwinner” in the family, I am unable to secure suitable employment in South Africa because I am European (my Great grandfather was Irish) and that the Affirmative Action and Employment Equity (AA / EE) policies of the state preclude me from suitable and reasonable employment because of my race.
• I have often been advised by recruitment agencies in SA that as I am white, I will not be considered for employment, even though many jobs are not advertised as AA or EE, they are in fact exclusively for persons of colour.
• Vacancies at my level of seniority requiring my qualifications and expertise are now predominantly reserved for male or female persons of either African, Indian or mixed race ethnicity.
• Since October 2008, I have diligently and professionally been trying to find work, but without success.
• I have applied directly for over 120 jobs (excluding the numerous online applications submitted) and am still unemployed. I have records of these applications and supporting documentation is available.
• My wife has also been unable to secure permanent employment (because of her race), and is presently taking on ad hoc work (well below her skills level) at the moment. This is degrading and demeaning to her as because she is European, even she as a female is excluded from consideration at a senior management level.
• I have an internationally accredited Project Management qualification from London and extensive international Systems IT Management experience & skills. These are skills considered by the EU as criteria applicable to skilled worker status and now on the critical skills shortage lists of many nations. Regrettably due to institutionalised prejudice, I’m still unable to secure gainful employment in South Africa
• I am a 42 year old white male, married to an Afrikaaner and have a 15 year old son.
We are being discriminated against and persecuted because of our race and are unable to obtain suitable employment that is fair and reasonable and at a level appropriate to our skills, international expertise and qualification, because we are white.

2. My family and I live in fear as we have been victim’s of crime which is still rampant in this country, even though state propaganda states otherwise.
• I have been held up at knife point by a gang of African men and was robbed and my life threatened.
• Our house was broken into and our belongings stolen on two occasions.
• Due to unemployment, we have even tried to sell our furniture to generate income to sustain ourselves, only to have some items stolen from us again.
• We are afraid to be in the streets after dark as it is unsafe.
• My cousin was attached in his home by a gang of African males whilst his wife hid with the children, refusing to open the bedroom as he was smashed to pieces.
• My uncle was shot in the head at point blank range, supposedly because it was a carjacking, but the gang left his Mercedes, only because of the bloody mess.
• When travelling in urban areas, we are in constant fear of being targeted & hijacked or being accosted as we are “supposedly affluent” European’s.
• Our family farm is unsafe to live on, so we left the area and now rent elsewhere.
• This fear is further based on the fact that our neighbours, an elderly white couple were violently attacked in their farm house and the husband shot and the wife assaulted.
• Previously, good family friends on a farm were assaulted by African males, the husband killed with a spade whilst the wife was brutally attacked and left fro dead. They are only 1 of the 3000+ reported cases in SA so far.
• On more than one occasion, intruders have staked out the farm and we have had to resort to discharging a firearm to ward off suspected thugs.
• Attacks on white farm dwellers has reached epidemic proportions and deaths continue on an almost daily basis, often going unreported internationally as our citizens and the world has become desensitised to this horror. This further perpetuates our fears.
We believe our fears and persecution is real and reasonable.
We perceive that our personal safety / welfare is under genuine threat and we no longer feel safe in South Africa.
We also believe that as “white citizens” we are more prone to acts of violence.

WHITEWASHING OUR UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS

We believe our UN sanctioned Universal Human Rights are being violated, namely;

No 1 – We are all born free & equal (the AA / EE policy violates this)
No 2 – Don’t discriminate (again AA / EE is oppressive and discriminatory in nature)
No 3 – The Right to be safe (crime has impacted our family directly and we are afraid and unsafe)
No 6 – Universal Rights – (we have our rights wherever we are, sadly in SA some are ignored by the state even whilst the “Rule of Law” is being flaunted by the ruling political party)
No 7 – Equal before the law – (Our “liberal” Constitution specifically permits AA and enforces EE, stating it’s not discriminatory, this is racism reversed. Therefore, as ‘persons of European origin, we are not being treated equal)
No 22 – Social security – (as a white person, some state benefits like child grants whilst I’m unemployed are “not available” to me to support my family whilst they are available freely to Africans.)
No 23 – Workers Rights – (AA precludes me from free employment of my choosing & skill, furthermore we must endure Black Economic Employment policies that prejudice white owned and operated businesses, this is discriminatory)
No 30 – No one can take your Rights – (in SA, reverse racial, cultural and ethnic prejudice, discrimination against whites and the treat of crime is a constant plague we face, where the state is apathetic to our plight and continues to violating our rights)

We therefore wish to explore the practicalities of exercising specifically, our following Universal Human Rights, being No 13 (Freedom of Movement), No 14 (The Right to Asylum), No 18 (Freedom of Thought) and No 15 (The Right to a Nationality) as we and others seek Refugee status in civilised countries soon.

IN CLOSING

Don’t let political pressure from the South African government hide the truth!

Let us white South Africans who are afraid, persecuted and discriminated against flee and become assets to the nations we seek protection from….. for Canada, the EU, Australia and the US will be richer for it!

Grant those who apply for legitimate sanctuary….. Protection!

Yours respectfully

Any of you feel strongly enough about Brandon’s precedent setting case, to write a letter, or an oped; please let us know….