"An attorney for a white South African man says his client was rightfully granted refugee status in Canada because he was the victim of racial violence and discrimination in his homeland.
Russell Kaplan, who represented Brandon Huntley, 31, in the asylum case, responded Wednesday to a statement from South Africa's ruling party, which has denounced Canada's decision to grant Huntley refugee status, calling it "racist."
"The African National Congress (ANC) views the granting by Canada of a refugee status to South African citizen Brandon Huntley on the grounds that Africans would 'persecute' him as racist," the group said in a statement Tuesday. "We find the claim by Huntley to have been attacked seven times by Africans due his skin colour -- without any police intervention -- sensational and alarming. Canada's reasoning for granting Huntley a refugee status can only serve to perpetuate racism."
Canadian asylum ruling will foster racism, South Africa says - CNN.com