Vanessa Rodel fled sexual violence in the Philippines in 2002 and first sought asylum in Hong Kong.
Vanessa Mae Rodel , and her daughter Keana Nihinsa , arrive at Hong Kong International Airport before boarding their flight to Canada.
“Canada did the right thing,” said Robert Tibbo, the Canadian lawyer who helped Snowden in Hong Kong and is working with Rodel. After being kidnapped and trafficked by militants, Rodel fled the Philippines, landing in Hong Kong, a wealthy city with a notably poor record of protecting asylum seekers. Though Rodel and the others were not named in the film, local media put the pieces together, Tibbo said. He told his clients they had two options: go underground, or go public. They decided that going public would be safer, he said.
Rodel travels by public bus from Castle Peak Immigration Center in Hong Kong on March 18. Rodel and her daughter’s arrival in Toronto will call fresh attention to Canada’s role as a destination for those fleeing persecution.
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