Seems like this poor woman is being deported on July 10th because she was denied refugee status. She is claiming that she will be prosecuted because of being bisexual. She has two children as well and is scared for their safety:Time is running out for a bisexual woman who has been denied refugee status in Canada. Jane Okojie is scheduled to be deported to Nigeria on Thu, Jul 10 where she says she and her two children will face persecution because of her bisexuality.
"I don't know what to do," says Okojie. "I am more afraid for my children than for myself. There are so many things going on in my head, I cannot think properly."
...Homosexuality in Nigeria is punishable by imprisonment of up to 14 years. The country has been criticized by human rights organizations including Amnesty International over its record of queer and other human rights abuses. In 2006 the Nigerian justice minister proposed a bill that would have made it a crime to support queer advocacy groups or participate in a same-sex marriage ceremony and banned adoption by queers. The bill was brought before the house of the national assembly but was not passed. [SOURCE]
Ok.. This is horrible.. This may sound ignorant of me but Canada will allow any individual to come into our country and imigrate here even if they only speak a few english words. Now we have a woman here who is in danger of her life and safety of her children and Canada won't accept her. EWWW.. What kind of counrty do i live in.. I just want to spit on it right now.. BAH!!!
*UPDATE* Jane Okojie, a Nigerian woman who had been scheduled to be deported to Nigeria on Thu, Jul 10, has been granted a temporary deferral, allowing her to stay in Canada in the short term. The deferral came as the result of a request made by Okojie's lawyer to the removal officer handling her case. [SOURCE]
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