Around the Campaigns Friday 10th September 2010
NCADC Campaign alert: Save Marie and Family from Deportation
Mauritian born, Marie Batour and her three children, came to Britain in 2004 as a dependant of her husband who was on a student visa. Marie had suffered severe domestic abuse for many years from her husband and had been to police in Mauritius several times but they were not interested in protecting her as her husband always paid them off to prevent it going to court. She has signed witness statements from her friends which were counter stamped by the Prime Minister of Mauritius. When she lived in Britain the violence continued and she then discovered evidence of her husband's pedophilia. For her and her children's safety she left her husband in 2008 and applied for Indefinite Leave to Remain in her own right as a spouse outside the usual immigration rules. However, she was advised by the Home Office that she had a good case for asylum and that was a better route to go down in order to get her leave to remain in Britain. In 2008 her asylum case was refused and now Marie is campaigning to remain in the UK to protect her and her family's safety.
More information/what you can do, go here . . . . .
Patrick Masengo, has left the UK
The last message from Patrick was on Saturday at 5:50 am to say that he was handcuffed and had 12 security officers controlling him. Attempts to contact Patrick since then have failed. Many thanks to all who tried to prevent the removal.
Keep Patrick Masengo in the UK
Roma expulsions must stop now, MEPs tell France
France was told by the European Parliament in a rare move to stop its programme of forcibly sending Roma gipsies back to their home countries. In a resolution passed by 337 votes to 245, the European politicians requested that the French authorities to "immediately suspend all expulsions of Roma", saying that they "amounted to discrimination".
Full article: Nick Squires, The Telegraph, 09 Sep 2010
Robert Fisk: The truth about 'honour' killings
All this week, 'The Independent' has been highlighting a global scandal: the murder of thousands of women every year in the name of 'honour'. Here, Robert Fisk concludes a remarkable series of reports by reflecting on his findings
<>Independent, Friday 10th September 2010
Government climbdown on detention of children in immigration centres
Two months after Nick Clegg told MPs the coalition would deliver on its pledge to end the controversial practice, Damian Green, the immigration minister, has revealed that the government only intended to "minimise" the number of child detainees.
Full story: The Guardian, Thursday 9 September 2010
Child refugees harmed by 'cruel' detention system
More than half the children caught up in Britain's asylum system have suffered permanent psychological harm, one of the most extensive investigations into the treatment of refugee families has found. Of the 141 families and children interviewed in the study, 74 children were reported to have been psychologically harmed as a result of being detained. The report, State Sponsored Cruelty, claims that many of the children witnessed violence in detention centres or were seriously disturbed after dawn raids carried out by officers working for the UK Border Agency (UKBA).
Full article: Robert Verkaik, Indpendent, 09/09/10
Train the Trainer Seminar/Anti deportation workshop
Cardiff: Friday 17th September 2010
10:00 am to 3:00pm
City United Reformed Church
Windsor Place, Cardiff
Anti deportation workshop
Women Seeking Sanctuary Advocacy Group Wales (WSSAG) and No Borders South Wales, in association with National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns and Displaced People In Action (DPIA), are organizing an anti-deportation training workshop for people seeking sanctuary and their supporters.
Who can attend:
- Refugee Community Organisations
- Asylum Seeker Support Groups
- Asylum Seekers' Rights Campaigners
- Community Activists
To book a place please contact:
DPIA 029 2038 8389 or WSSAG 079 0256 2111
Lunch will be provided
Travel expenses will be paid to all asylum seekers and refugees with a valid ticket for public transport
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contact us at wssagwales@yahoo.co.uk
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Our members are women from all backgrounds who seek to create a self-led organisation to gain ownership of our own destiny.
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