Translation of "Refusal asylum on grounds criminality " (English → French) :

He said: Mr. Speaker, I am introducing this bill, which is made up of four measures: adding “social condition” to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act; establishing a new prohibited grounds for discrimination in the Canadian Human Rights Act in cases where financial institutions refuse to provide basic banking services; asking this House to debate poverty for six hours per year; and amending section 347 of the Criminal Code to l ...[+++]imit the legal interest rate for lending money in Canada by lowering it from 60% to 35%. I hope that this bill will be adopted as quickly as possible.

M. whereas Uzbek citizens crossing the border from Uzbekistan to Kyrgyzstan have been refused entry and forced to turn back, while those granted entry have been held under tight guard in camps by order of the governor of Jalalabad, and their movements restricted on the grounds that it is unknown whether they are Islamic militants, criminals or innocent citizens; whereas the expulsion of these refugees and asylum-seekers could put ...[+++] their lives and their families at greater risk if they are forced to return to their homes,

However, it also criticises Iran’s refusal, on the grounds of national security, to allow individual rights in criminal trials, or the rights of minorities, particularly those of Baha’is, and the fact that the death penalty and mutilation by way of punishment are carried out in public.

At the same time, the right to political asylum must be safeguarded as a fundamental right, one that should not be undermined or diminished, and must remain a cornerstone of our international and domestic policy (2340) Accordingly, Canada's experience and expertise in refugee law and policy, in both appreciating the importance of the right to asylum while ensuring that it not be abused, and our learned appreciation of the weaknesses in our law enforcement system thus far, may commend the adoption of model initiatives that will improve and refine the screening, detection and exclusion of terrorists from claiming refugee status to begin wi ...[+++]th; ensure that refugee status is not abused by the perpetrators, organizers or facilitators of terrorist acts; ensure that those whose refugee claim has been denied because of their deemed affiliation to terrorism and against whom a deportation order has been issued, do not disappear into our system and in fact are brought to justice to begin with; and ensure that claims of political motivation are not recognized as grounds for refusing a request for the extradition of alleged terrorists.

Regarding the restriction of access to asylum on criminality grounds, asylum applicants should not be considered inadmissible unless the individual concerned has already found effective protection or access to a fair and effective asylum process in another country.

By the text, before granting refugee status, all States should take appropriate measures to ensure that the asylum seekers had not planned, facilitated or participated in terrorist acts. Further, States should ensure that refugee status was not abused by the perpetrators, organizers or facilitators of terrorist acts, and that claims of political motivation were not recognized as grounds for refusing requests for the extradition of alleged terrorists.