Farida & Dipika Must Stay          
                                                 

                                                                   
Farida Yeasmin and her daughter Dipika came to Britain from Bangladesh in 2006 to claim asylum. She had to flee her home country due to religious persecution and harassment from her husband's family. When she was only 19 years old, she was forced to work like servant for her husband's family, regularly abused her emotionally and physically.

As a result of this, her health deteriorated and she has been badly affected in her daily life such as she has an extreme gastric disorder, suffers depression and severe migraine.

Consequently Farida was abandoned by her husband and his family and she had nowhere secured to live.

In 2005, Farida converted to a different religion with the encouragement of a friend and after this; she was threatened by her own family, her husband's family and the extreme Muslim groups. These religious extremists threatened her by phone to leave her new religion. When Farida refused, the extreme Muslim groups members came to her house and with her husband's family beat her and her daughter and threatened to kill them. Fearing for her life and her daughter's life, Farida and her daughter fled to the UK and claimed asylum.

The Home Office has refused Farida's claim for asylum which has caused her great distress. If Farida is returned to Bangladesh, she fears for the safety of herself and her daughter.

Farida is an active member of WAST Women Asylum Seekers Together and also
BMIG Bolton Multi-Cultural Integration Group. She has worked very hard in both organisations and is always keen to help others. She is a popular integrated member of her community.

Please do what you can to help Farida and Dipika stay in the UK. Write letters in their support to the Home Office-quoting their reference number, sign their petitions, get involved in the campaign.     

Download Farida petition <Faridapetition.doc>, please print off, get as many signatures as you can and return to WAST. Also download guide <GuidelinesFarida.doc>for writing to UKBA.

For more details contact    Farida and Dipika Must Stay
c/o WAST, Ada House, 77 Thompson St Manchester M4 5FY
wastmanchester @yahoo.co.uk

http://tinyurl.com/WAST-Manchester