Thank you so much.
Yes, there is a problem with the UNHCR especially, as I mentioned here. When religious minorities apply for immigration through UNHCR to seek asylum in Canada, they are less educated and they cannot present their cases properly. UNHCR wants to have 100% of the evidence, which the applicants fail to do because of their situation in Pakistan and how they are persecuted there.
Also there is biased decision-making by the interpreters about visas. When they are doing the interpretation for our community members, those who are applying for asylum, they do not interpret properly and the result is that our cases are being refused.
I have a friend who just came from Thailand. He witnessed how refugees being questioned by the UNHCR have said, “I can speak English. I want to give evidence in English,” and they have been told, “No, no. If you interrupt us, you will have two more years' delay.” That kind of thing is happening every day and it causes our cases to be refused.
Unfortunately, when our Canadian visa officers want to go for an interview, they first see the files brought from the UNHCR. Most of the things there are making a decision to see files, but UNHCR is making the decisions about those files. That is the cause of more refusals.