Athletes seek asylum at almost every games, as is their right
- Written by Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
The missing Commonwealth Games athletes from Cameroon, Rwanda and Uganda aren’t the first to walk out of an athletes village, even in Australia. At least 26 athletes claimed asylum in Australia at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Two of them, originally from Cameroon, are now representing Australia in these Commonwealth Games.
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