(L to R) Vanessa Mae Rodel with her daughter Keana; Nadeeka Dilrukshi Nonis with her child Dinath; and Supun Thilina Kellapatha with daughter Sethmundi Kellapatha; Lawyer Robert Tibbo and Ajith Pushpakumara appear at Appeal Hearing (TCAB) at The Torture Claim Appeal Board and non-refoulementt Claims Petition Office. North Point. Ajith, Supun, Nadeeka and Vanessa are the group who sheltered whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Their asylum claims were rejected by the Hong Kong government in May; Appeal hearings are scheduled for this week and next month. 16OCT17 SCMP / David Wong (Photo by David Wong/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)
