LONDON — The United Kingdom (U.K.) government is now assessing the claims of asylum seekers differently after humanitarian groups expressed concern that a number of Christian converts from hostile nations were being sent home, according to The Christian Post.
The way U.K. officials had previously been processing claims for religious asylum had resulted in a number of Christians from nations like Pakistan and Iran being deported, even though returning to their country would risk their lives.
The U.K. government now says it will assess “the credibility of the claim rather than the personal credibility of the claimant.” Asylum seekers who had recently turned to Christianity were previously asked questions that many Western Christians might not be able to answer, such as to name the Ten Commandments or list the books of the Bible.
New training for caseworkers should help prevent authentic Christian converts from being denied asylum, but it may take some time to implement, the Post reported. (TAB)
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