Relatives of Trini refugees let down by court’s decision

Disheartened by the postponement of a crucial High Court decision, families of women and children stuck in a Syrian refugee camp pray for their safe return. The court’s verdict, determining the issuance of passports for their repatriation, is now rescheduled.n a statement released by attorney Criston J Williams & Co Attorneys-at-Law, the families, said, “For months we…have been waiting with acute anticipation and anxiety for a High Court ruling scheduled for March 31. On this date, we prayed that the court would finally allow passports and other travel documents to be granted to the women and children of Trinidad and Tobago, our loved ones, who are currently living in the squalor of the Syrian refugee camp of Al-Hol. Our hopes for relief were callously dashed with the news that the decision has been moved as the the court has stated that they require more time to deliver the decision.”

Source: www.guardian.co.tt