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ஓசியன் லேடி கப்பலின் 76 பேருக்கும் இன்று சட்ட ரீதியாக கனடாவில் அகதி அந்தஸ்து கோர ஏற்பாடு!

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ஓசியன் லேடி கப்பலில் கனடா சென்ற 76 பேருக்கும் கனேடிய குடி வரவு அதிகாரிகள் இன்று சட்ட ரீதியாக அகதி அந்தஸ்து கோர வழி செய்யப்படும் என தெருவித்துள்ளதாக தெரியவருகிறது.

இவர்களுக்கான விசாரணைகள் மிக கடுமையாக இருக்கும் என்று கூறிய அதிகாரிகள் அதே நேரம் தனித்தனியாகவே இவர்களது விண்ணப்பங்கள் பரிசீலனை செய்யப்படும் எனவும் கூரியுள்ளனர். இதே நேரம் இவர்களை பார்ப்பதற்கு என சென்ற தமிழ் சட்டவாளரான கரி ஆனந்த சங்கரி என்பவருக்கு கனேடிய அதிகாரிகள் அனுமதி மறுத்துள்ளனர்.

76 பேரும் 45 000 டொலர் வரை கொடுத்தே வந்துள்ளதாக தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். அதே நேரம் இலங்கையில் இருந்து மக்கள் வருவதற்கான காரணம் அங்கு போர் முடிந்தாலும் மக்கள் சித்திரவதைப் படுத்தப்படுகின்றனர் என்றும்இ முகாம்களில் அடைத்து வைக்கப்படிருக்கின்றனர் என்றும் கனேடிய அதிகாரிகள் மேலும் தெருவித்துள்ளனர்.

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Former Tamil castaways build new lives here

Set adrift in 1986 off East Coast, migrants now call Canada home

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Canada to take hard line with would-be migrants

Article Comments (22) Jill Mahoney

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

Published on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 10:18PM EDT

Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 6:40AM EDT

Twenty-three years ago, Anandakumar Sothinathan was floating off the coast of Newfoundland with 154 other Tamil refugees in two overcrowded lifeboats.

Instead of taking them to Canada, a smuggler had abandoned them in international waters with a compass and vague directions for finding freedom.

Over more than two days at sea, the lifeboats, which had just one motor between them, ran out of gas and began to drift. If anyone fell asleep, they risked tumbling into the rough sea. They had no food, and people prayed and cried.

“We all thought we were going to die,” Mr. Sothinathan recalled yesterday.

Finally, Newfoundland fishermen rescued them on Aug. 11, 1986, generating international headlines and sparking a fierce backlash from many Canadians who accused them of making bogus refugee claims. Unlike now, it was rare for migrants to resort to smugglers and dodgy ships.

Mr. Sothinathan hopes that the 76 men who arrived off British Columbia in a rusty cargo ship last weekend will be given refugee status. The migrants are believed to also be fleeing Sri Lanka's bloody ethnic strife.

“It is a desperate situation. People want to escape from the country and have a better life,” he said. “Canada is a good country and especially there's a good chance for immigrants. It's good for Canada and it's good for the people who come here, too.”

After arriving with only the clothes on his back, Mr. Sothinathan worked in low-wage jobs and attended college. He is now a financial planner, owns two houses and is married with four children.

“I am an example for other people,” said the 47-year-old who lives in Toronto.

Like his fellow asylum seekers, Mr. Sothinathan came to Canada from a West German refugee camp. Although he had managed to flee Sri Lanka, he said, the situation in West Germany was little better because refugees were treated poorly and could not work or study.

When someone came to the camp promising passage to Canada on a comfortable ship for about $3,000, Mr. Sothinathan, then 24, thought, “Okay, I'm going to be on a cruise.”

Instead, he found himself in a cramped old cargo ship that smelled of livestock and lacked a proper washroom. People had to sleep on the floor and eat mouldy bread. And after nearly two weeks, the captain ditched them.

“They treated us like animals,” said Mr. Sothinathan , noting he still has nightmares about the trip.

Among those who helped the newcomers resettle in Toronto and Montreal was Arul Aruliah, who was then chairman of the Tamil Eelam Society's refugee and immigration committee. Two days after they were rescued, he flew to Newfoundland to assist.

Since then, he said, they have become productive members of Canadian society. At least one is a doctor. Others are entrepreneurs, accountants and truck drivers.

Mr. Aruliah said the migrants who arrived last weekend should be treated fairly and, provided they are legitimate refugees, be given the same opportunities as those who came before them.

“They should be afforded access to the process, no different from any other people claiming refugee status.

“That's all. No more or no less. That's how our system works.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-tamil-castaways-build-new-lives-here/article1330112/

ஓசியன் லேடி கப்பலில் சென்ற 76 இலங்கை தமிழர்களையும் வான் கூவரில் அவர்களை தடுத்து வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள நிலயங்களில் ஐக்கிய நாடுகளின் அகதிகளுக்கான அதிகாரி பார்வையிட்டுள்ளதாக கூறப்படுகின்றது. இந்த 76 பேருக்குமான பொது விசாரணைகள் முடிவடைந்து விட்டதாக கூறிய கனேடிய குடிவரவு அதிகாரியான ஃபைத் சென் ஜோன்ஸ் அவர்கள், இனி தொடர்ந்து பாது காப்பு அதிகாரிகளால் இவர்கள் விசாரிக்கப்படவுள்ளதாக குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார். அதாவது விடுதலைப்புலிகளுக்கும் இவர்களுக்கும் ஏதாவது தொடர்பு இருக்கின்றதா என்பதனை அறியவேண்டிய தேவை உள்ளதாக கூறியுள்ளார்.

http://www.eelanatham.net/news/important

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Grant Tamil Refugees fair due process - NDP

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Ruba Xavier - TNS

New Democrats party called on the Canadian government to grant Tamil Refugees Fair Due Process.

Today in Question Period, New Democrat MPs raised the issue of the 76 Tamil refugees detained in British Columbia.

In the first question to the government, New Democrat MP Don Davies (Vancouver-Kingsway) spoke about how the Sri Lankan government is making life unbearable for the Tamil population, especially those who remain in detention camps.

“New Democrats have called on this government to rally the world to pressure the Sri Lankan government. Failure to do so has only increased their desperation and attempts to flee,” he said. “Now there are 76 Tamils awaiting their fate in B.C. The least this government can do is grant these 76 men a fair hearing.”

Full Text of the NDP Press Release

GRANT TAMIL REFUGEES FAIR, DUE PROCESS: NEW DEMOCRATS

OTTAWA – Today in Question Period, New Democrat MPs raised the issue of the 76 Tamil refugees detained in British Columbia.

In the first question to the government, New Democrat MP Don Davies (Vancouver-Kingsway) spoke about how the Sri Lankan government is making life unbearable for the Tamil population, especially those who remain in detention camps.

“New Democrats have called on this government to rally the world to pressure the Sri Lankan government. Failure to do so has only increased their desperation and attempts to flee,” he said. “Now there are 76 Tamils awaiting their fate in B.C. The least this government can do is grant these 76 men a fair hearing.”

He asked Canada to pressure the Sri Lankan government to respect the human rights of Tamils and for the Minister of Immigration ensure due process is respected in the case of the 76 Tamil men currently in custody in B.C.

New Democrat MP and Immigration Critic Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina) continued asking the government about the Immigration Minister’s unacceptable exploitation of the men in B.C. as an excuse to attack our immigration system.

“Canada has seen a 26% drop in the number of refugees accepted from 2000 to 2008,” she said. “Our country is showing less compassion, closing the door on refugees while dramatically increasing the number of temporary foreign workers.”

She reminded the government that Canada was built by boat loads of refugees and immigrants, yet now, under the Conservative government, refugees seeking shelter from war-torn countries, or fleeing violence and hunger, are called queue-jumpers.

For more information, please contact:

Rupinder Kaur, press secretary: 613-222-5048 or

rupinder@ndp.ca

http://www.tamileelamnews.com/news/publish/tns_11970.shtml

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