By Giuseppe De Santis
The story below is so absurd that it seems like something straight out of a Monty Python script; however, as ridiculous as it may be, it’s true. This absurdity should serve as a wake-up call, highlighting the urgent need for change in our human rights laws.
An asylum seeker has been granted permission to remain in the UK because he refuses to shave his beard. The unnamed migrant from Tajikistan won an appeal after arguing that he would have been forced to remove his beard if he were deported.
He also stated that he could face torture if the Home Office deported him back to Tajikistan. Although his claim was initially dismissed, a court has now ruled that he should be granted international protection in the UK due to his facial hair.
We have been led to believe that over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of men in Tajikistan have been arrested for having beards. The government has unofficially banned facial hair in an effort to prevent men from becoming radicalised and joining Islamic terror groups.
The man, who has been granted anonymity, is the latest migrant to exploit ‘human rights’ law to prevent his deportation. After a judge initially dismissed his claim, he appealed, arguing that the tribunal did not adequately evaluate whether he would shave his beard out of fear of persecution. This misuse of the law is a clear sign that our current system requires change.
Parminder Saini, the Deputy Judge of the Upper Tribunal, stated: “The First-tier Tribunal judge did not evaluate whether the Tajik man is shaving off his beard due to social pressures or out of fear of persecution.”
This situation is unacceptable, but nothing is going to change until the UK scraps absurd ‘human rights’ legislation. The British Democrats have the political will to make the necessary changes, implementing specific policies to ensure commonsense prevails.
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