[AFRI-Discuss] [AFRALO-Internal] ATLASS 3 IN CANADA-IMPENDIMENTS TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTING

Alan Greenberg alan.greenberg at mcgill.ca
Fri Sep 27 20:05:55 UTC 2019


I would add that to the extent you can provide the actual documents of the rejection, the better able ICANN might be in attempting to address this.

Alan
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On September 27, 2019 2:59:35 PM EDT, Maureen Hilyard <maureen.hilyard at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone

Gisella, Heidi and I have made frequent attempts to help individuals, but I
did not realise the extent of these visa rejections. I do know that they
are not only rejecting applicants from Africa.

Peters, Liz, Abdulkarim and others, could you please send me the names of
anyone you know who has received a rejection letter and the reasons that
they have been given for the rejection. I have already seen some stating:

* I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as
a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, *based
on your family ties in Canada and in your country of residence.*
• I am not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your stay as
a temporary resident, as stipulated in paragraph 179(b) of the IRPR, *based
on the purpose of your visit.  *

It would be helpful to know these reasons. Please send the information to
me so that we can check what more ICANN could do.

Maureen

On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:29 AM ABDULKARIM AYOPO OLOYEDE <
oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng> wrote:

 Dear all,
 It is a shame that this is happening and I think ICANN should find a way
 to solve this problem. From Nigeria alone, I know of 7 funded applicants
 who have applied and 6 of the 7 were rejected. All of these has previous
 travel history and I do not understand why the applications are being
 rejected.


 On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 5:52 PM Liz Orembo <lizorembo at gmail.com> wrote:

 This is the height of exclusion. Why are we even allowing  policy
 meetings of such global resources to take place where participants from the
 global south cant attend? What is the purpose of the event code in the
 invite letters?

 I hope ICANN takes this up with the Canadian government.

 On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 7:23 PM Peters Omoragbon <
 petersomoragbon at gmail.com> wrote:

 Dear Colleagues and friends,

 I am constrained to bring the attention of everyone to the myriad of
 road-blocks and frustrations currently confronting African delegates to
 ATLAS 3, and I am afraid, about 80% may not make it to Montreal after all.
 No thanks to the Canadian Embassy that, has not only refused their visas
 applications but also giving very spurious and insulting excuses for such
 wanton refusalS.
 For example, delegates that have a track history of previous trips
 abroad with valid USA, UK and even Japan visas are being told, they may not
 leave Canada at the end of the conference!!!
 That is the worst excuse I have heard all my life. If I could not remain
 in the USA, or Japan, UK and Europe, what is so special about Canada to
 keep me away from returning?

 It must be recalled that we collectively put up and appeal to ICANN to
 be aware of the notoriety of the Canadian Embassies in African, that they
 will take our monies and refused to grant a genuine visa application.

 It is my view that ICANN Secretariat please intervenes because its just
 one month away to Montreal. It will be such a shame if more than half of
 the accredited delegates are absent after all the preparations and efforts
 put into the planning and selections. And it should also be the
 responsibility of the AFRALO leadership to lead on this struggle. The fact
 that, they all have free rides to travel anywhere for ICANN events should
 not becloud their responsibilities to us-members from AFRALO.
 I hope ALAC leadership should provide the oversight function here.
 Best
 Yours truly
 Thank you all.

 *Pastor Peters Osawaru OMORAGBON*

 *-Financial Secretary, Central Association of Nigerians in the United
 Kingdom-CANUK*

 *-Executive President/CEO-Nurses Across the Borders-An NGO in Special
 Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United
 Nations-ECOSOC*

 *-Designated Contact Person-United Nations Framework Convention on
 Climate Change-UNFCCC*

 *-International Liaison Officer-Nigerian Nurses Charitable
 Association-NNCA-UK*

 *-Board Member-Conference of NGOS in Special Consultative Status with
 the United Nations-CONGO*

 *-Member Steering Committee Regional Committee for Africa-CONGO*

 *-General Secretary, Civil Society Network of NGOs on Climate Change*

 *-Fellow Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers-ICANN*
 *-Fellow Open Society Institute-Budapest*
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