Three cheers for Canada yet again.. Australia could have easily done this as those in charge are constantly whinging that there won’t be the required population growth due to the pandemic…once again the Canadians have understood the blindingly obvious eg giving somewhere to live for cross-culturally trained female judges might just be good for society.
IAPL reports.
Canada to resettle female Afghan judges, families living in limbo
Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from Afghanistan in the fall, a spokesperson for the immigration minister said Friday.
In addition to the judges and their families, a group totalling about 230 people, Canada will also resettle an unspecified number of Afghans from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities who had been referred by a third-party aid organization, the spokesperson said.
They are expected to come to Canada next year but there is no firm date.
Canada has promised to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees but has no timeline for doing so. Since the Taliban took control of the country after the U.S. troop withdrawal in August, Canada has resettled 3,915 Afghans with connections to the Canadian government and another 2,535 on humanitarian grounds, according to government figures.
Afghan women made great strides in the two decades since the Taliban last ruled the country from 1996 to 2001, joining previously all-male bastions such as the judiciary, the media and politics.
“All the achievements of 20 years came back to zero within the blink of an eye,” said Freshta Masoni, a family court judge staying in Athens with her toddler daughters.
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https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canada-to-resettle-female-afghan-judges-families-living-in-limbo
https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/afghan-evacuation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/30/afghan-taliban-crackdown-aid/
https://www.facebook.com/events/4752463944866078/ (FRANCAIS)
