White South African granted refugee status | Ottawa and Region | News | Ottawa Sun

01 September 2009 » race

An Ottawa man has been granted refugee status after an immigration board panel ruled he would be likely be persecuted if he returned back to his native South Africa — because he is white. A Canadian immigration and refugee board panel ruled Thursday that Brandon Huntley, 31, could stay in Canada because he presented “clear and convincing proof of the state’s inability or unwillingness to protect him.”

White South African granted refugee status | Ottawa and Region | News | Ottawa Sun