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Difficulty in proving threat

Burden of proof falls upon asylum seekers. If they come from a small village where certain culture is isolated to that particular village, how can they provide evidence (apart from a letter from the head of that village) that their lives are in danger? How can they apply without this proof?

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Difficulty in proving threat
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Burden is on them to provide proof
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Access to 'proper' channel is difficult
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May lack the knowledge of the process
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Queue jumpers
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They may not have the time to go through the procedure
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They think their case is more special than others
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