Let Lorna Live in Peace! - Only hours left to Act
Investigative journalist Lorna Kamotho was detained when reporting at the Home Office on Tuesday. She has been given removal directions for 21:00 hrs Friday evening.
Lorna trained as a journalist at the University of Nairobi and then worked as Communications Manager for the African Economic Research Consortium as well as Regional Communications Manager with Save the Children before coming to the UK to study for a compulsory module for her MBA which she had to study at Imperial College in August 2010. After finishing the module she came to Glasgow to stay with friends and then she claimed asylum shortly after her visa ended in March 2011.
Before coming to the UK Lorna had been working on trying to investigating paedophile rings in Kenya that included churches and people in her own family. She believes that some powerful people are involved and that they will track her down and cause her harm.
Since claiming asylum Lorna has been very involved in the local community. She has worked as a journalist for the Southside News and with the on line radio station Radio Kilamanjaro where she presented programmes and helped with translations into Swahili.
It is imperative that Lorna is not removed to Nairobi where she could face persecution and great personal danger.
What you can do immediately to help Lorna:
Fax/Email/Phone the Home Secretary - Download model letter here . . . .
Rt. Hon Theresa May, MP
Secretary of State for the Home Office,
2 Marsham St London SW1 4DF
Fax: 020 7035 4745
(00 44 20 7035 4745 if you are faxing from outside UK)
Emails:
mayt@parliament.uk
Emails: Privateoffice.external@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk
"CIT - Treat Official" <CITTO@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk>
Email/Phone Virgin Airways -Download model letter here . . . .
Contact Virgin Airways Head Office: 0844 811 0000
Email the Virgin customer relations: <mailto:customer.services@fly.virgin.com>customer.services@fly.virgin.com
Passenger Information 0844 209 8703
Flight Information 0844 209 7770 (Open 24 hours/day)
Please let UNITY know of any actions taken:
The UNITY Centre
30 Ibrox Street
Glasgow
G51 1AQ
0141 427 7992
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