The asylum officer asked:
-when was the FGM done?
how was it done? what happened?
-did they use anesthesia?
-were there any complications during the first month?
-later in your life, what were the complications?
-what are your current physical problems?
What are your current "social" problems? i.e. problems with dating or talking to men?
-have you talked to a counselor about these issues? What did the counselor say?
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did you consult a plastic surgeon? is plastic surgery possible?
Are you still angry at your mother, today, for letting this happen?
Monday, December 23, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Tanzania, #2
More questions:
-what happened at the jail?
how many times were you interrogated?
what happened at the first interrogation?
What happened at the second one?
How did you get released?
What words did the guard say, on your last day at the jail?
Did you post bail?
Upon your release, you went where?
you went to the hospital?
Where are the hospital records now? did you ask to get records from the hospital?
-if you want to depart from your country, do you need an exit stamp? you got one?
The government which hates you, allows you to travel outside?
Why did they allow you to depart?
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if you return, what would happen to you? why?
Is your government still interested in you, or have they forgotten about you?
Have you done anything, to bring yourself to the attention of your government?
How would they know if you return to your country? they did not know when you left, did they? so why would they know if you returned?
-what happened at the jail?
how many times were you interrogated?
what happened at the first interrogation?
What happened at the second one?
How did you get released?
What words did the guard say, on your last day at the jail?
Did you post bail?
Upon your release, you went where?
you went to the hospital?
Where are the hospital records now? did you ask to get records from the hospital?
-if you want to depart from your country, do you need an exit stamp? you got one?
The government which hates you, allows you to travel outside?
Why did they allow you to depart?
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if you return, what would happen to you? why?
Is your government still interested in you, or have they forgotten about you?
Have you done anything, to bring yourself to the attention of your government?
How would they know if you return to your country? they did not know when you left, did they? so why would they know if you returned?
an activist from Tanzania
The Asylum Officer asked:
-Can you repeat page one? NO, you can't? why not?
What is your name? your name is wrong? If you get your name wrong, what else is wrong?
-when did you first become politically active?
Why join that party? what was its platform?
Tell me three planks in the platform!
What appealed to you about the party?
Give me more details! why can't you give me more details? were you really a member of the party, or are you just faking it?
Why did you join in 2009, and not earlier?
How did you participate in the party?
You say you attended meetings? so, you sat on a chair and listened to others talk?
If a deaf man was there, what words would he have heard?
-tell me three subjects that were debated
-tell me three alternatives that were discussed
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pretend I am blind, and I am at the meeting. Describe it to me: how big is the room? lighting? chairs? tables,people, things written on the walls?
-what did you see, with your eyes?
[WERE YOU REALLY AT THE MEETING, OR ARE YOU JUST PRETENDING?
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you say you went to a rally, and the police came?
Did you have a permit for the rally? did you throw stones at the police?
Did you violate the law of your country?
Pretend I am blind, and that I was there with you. Describe to me, what you saw
Pretend I am deaf, and that I was with you. What was there to hear? Who spoke,
and what did they say?
-if a man with a video, CAM-recorder was there, and he filmed you, and then I
see the film, what would it show you doing? just standing there?
Were your hands emppty? or were you holding a large placard?
Were you silent, or did you chant slogans?
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Who was in charge of the rally? who organized it? how were you invited to it?
How did you get to it? drive a car? for how many minutes?
-did the policeman have any weapons? did he say anything?
-Can you repeat page one? NO, you can't? why not?
What is your name? your name is wrong? If you get your name wrong, what else is wrong?
-when did you first become politically active?
Why join that party? what was its platform?
Tell me three planks in the platform!
What appealed to you about the party?
Give me more details! why can't you give me more details? were you really a member of the party, or are you just faking it?
Why did you join in 2009, and not earlier?
How did you participate in the party?
You say you attended meetings? so, you sat on a chair and listened to others talk?
If a deaf man was there, what words would he have heard?
-tell me three subjects that were debated
-tell me three alternatives that were discussed
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pretend I am blind, and I am at the meeting. Describe it to me: how big is the room? lighting? chairs? tables,people, things written on the walls?
-what did you see, with your eyes?
[WERE YOU REALLY AT THE MEETING, OR ARE YOU JUST PRETENDING?
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you say you went to a rally, and the police came?
Did you have a permit for the rally? did you throw stones at the police?
Did you violate the law of your country?
Pretend I am blind, and that I was there with you. Describe to me, what you saw
Pretend I am deaf, and that I was with you. What was there to hear? Who spoke,
and what did they say?
-if a man with a video, CAM-recorder was there, and he filmed you, and then I
see the film, what would it show you doing? just standing there?
Were your hands emppty? or were you holding a large placard?
Were you silent, or did you chant slogans?
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Who was in charge of the rally? who organized it? how were you invited to it?
How did you get to it? drive a car? for how many minutes?
-did the policeman have any weapons? did he say anything?
an activist from Togo
The Asylum officer asked:
-can you repeat page one of your application? you think that is easy? can you do it twice in a row? what is your phone number? do you have more than one phone number?
-you say you never used another name? [Box 6} Didn't you receive letters from people who use a different name for you? So, you did use other names, yes?
-on page 4, it asks about your employment? there are errors on page 4? Yes? why?
you were too busy or tired to proof-read your application?
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Why don't you want to return to your country?
Who threatened you? why?
What words did he say?
Did he say anything else?
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The guard said you were against the government? why would he say that?
Why were you arrested in February 2013?
You say you were summoned to the police station? how far is it from your house to the police station? how many doors does the station have? how many windows?
[WERE YOU REALLY AT A STATION, OR ARE YOU MAKING IT UP?]
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how were you harmed in December? physically? emotionally? economically?
How did they hit? where on your body?
Did they do anything else? why did they hit you?
How did you get released from jail? what happened on the last day?
How were you able to depart from your country? how come you were not arrested at the border?
If you return to your country, what would happen?
Is there anything else?
-can you repeat page one of your application? you think that is easy? can you do it twice in a row? what is your phone number? do you have more than one phone number?
-you say you never used another name? [Box 6} Didn't you receive letters from people who use a different name for you? So, you did use other names, yes?
-on page 4, it asks about your employment? there are errors on page 4? Yes? why?
you were too busy or tired to proof-read your application?
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Why don't you want to return to your country?
Who threatened you? why?
What words did he say?
Did he say anything else?
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The guard said you were against the government? why would he say that?
Why were you arrested in February 2013?
You say you were summoned to the police station? how far is it from your house to the police station? how many doors does the station have? how many windows?
[WERE YOU REALLY AT A STATION, OR ARE YOU MAKING IT UP?]
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how were you harmed in December? physically? emotionally? economically?
How did they hit? where on your body?
Did they do anything else? why did they hit you?
How did you get released from jail? what happened on the last day?
How were you able to depart from your country? how come you were not arrested at the border?
If you return to your country, what would happen?
Is there anything else?
Monday, December 2, 2013
a pro-Western lady from Iraq
The Asylum officer asked:
-show me your passport! when was it issued? when expire?
Do you know all of your international travel?
Really? OK, tell me!
-you suffered harm in your country in 2010, you departed from this "dangerous" country, and then you voluntarily returned to it? So, I guess it is really not so dangerous, correct?
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why would anyone voluntarily return to the country that is so full of danger?
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let's see if you can repeat everything on page one of Form I-589: DOB? POB?
-can you repeat everything on pages 2-3?
Can you repeat everything on page 4?
When did you attend your first school?
Who prepared your application?
was it read back to you in your language?
Why did you visit Moscow? how long were you there?
Why did you visit Kinshasa? how long were you there?
Why didn't you ask for asylum in London? why the long delay?
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So, why did you apply for asylum?
You fear whom?
The militias want to kill you? why?
What is the motive of the bad guys?
Are there six boxes on page 5 of Form I-589? is one of them, "a criminal robbed you and took your money?"
-did you report this problem to the police? why not?
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your brother was injured? how? why? what weapons did the bad guys use?
What did the bad guys say, as they were hitting your brother?
Did brother or you file a report with the police?
You say your government does not protect you from the bad guys? if you do not tell the government about your problems, why would you expect the government to help you?
-is it OK for an asylum officer to deny asylum, because the applicant did not make a police report?
Is there anything else?
-show me your passport! when was it issued? when expire?
Do you know all of your international travel?
Really? OK, tell me!
-you suffered harm in your country in 2010, you departed from this "dangerous" country, and then you voluntarily returned to it? So, I guess it is really not so dangerous, correct?
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why would anyone voluntarily return to the country that is so full of danger?
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let's see if you can repeat everything on page one of Form I-589: DOB? POB?
-can you repeat everything on pages 2-3?
Can you repeat everything on page 4?
When did you attend your first school?
Who prepared your application?
was it read back to you in your language?
Why did you visit Moscow? how long were you there?
Why did you visit Kinshasa? how long were you there?
Why didn't you ask for asylum in London? why the long delay?
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So, why did you apply for asylum?
You fear whom?
The militias want to kill you? why?
What is the motive of the bad guys?
Are there six boxes on page 5 of Form I-589? is one of them, "a criminal robbed you and took your money?"
-did you report this problem to the police? why not?
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your brother was injured? how? why? what weapons did the bad guys use?
What did the bad guys say, as they were hitting your brother?
Did brother or you file a report with the police?
You say your government does not protect you from the bad guys? if you do not tell the government about your problems, why would you expect the government to help you?
-is it OK for an asylum officer to deny asylum, because the applicant did not make a police report?
Is there anything else?
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