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Zimvigil failed asylum seeker to be deported on Thursday 21 July 2011
19 Jul 2011 at 05:48hrs | Views
Failed asylum seeker and Zimvigil supporter Josephine Chari of Southend has been detained by the UK Border Agency and told she has been booked on Kenyan Airways KQ101 to Nairobi leaving Heathrow at 20.00 on Thursday 21st July.
Zimvigil says her case is being addressed by the Zimbabwe Association and others. For our part, the Vigil believes that Zimbabwean failed asylum seekers should not be removed until the situation in Zimbabwe is safe for opponents of Mugabe and when they can make a living. As it is, there are constant reports of violence and human rights abuses from Zimbabwe.
Josephine has been a regular Vigil supporter. She is being deported when there is no guarantee of her safety, particularly as she is a person who has been visible as a Vigil activist. For the Vigil's approach to this, here is part of our basic submission to the Home Office / UKBA.
Josephine has been a regular Vigil supporter. She is being deported when there is no guarantee of her safety, particularly as she is a person who has been visible as a Vigil activist. For the Vigil's approach to this, here is part of our basic submission to the Home Office / UKBA.
Source - Zimvigil
