Ms Rose Najjemba is facing deportation................
A mother of five, she was violently raped during interrogation by Ugandan soldiers who accused her of selling
goods to opposition forces while her son was beaten almost to death in front of her and then taken off by them
(he has not been heard of since).
Ms Najjemba's application for asylum has been turned down on grounds that she was not a victim of torture
or persecution and that the rapes she suffered were merely "a very serious criminal act of sexual
gratification", but "extraneous to the political or military activities of the soldiers".
The likelihood that Ms Najjemba will be targeted again for rape and even murder, and the fact that she is so
traumatized that returning to Uganda would itself constitute "cruel and degrading treatment" in breach of the
Human Rights Act, have been dismissed.

To express your concern about Ms Najjemba's safety and help stop her imminent deportation,
please email tonight to

Immigration Minister Beverley Hughes MP
 degayj@parliament.uk

and to David Lammy, who is Ms Najjemba's MP
 lammyd@parliament.uk

or fax
Immigration Minister Beverley Hughes MP (fax 020-7273 2043) with copies to David Blunkett MP, Home Secretary
(fax 020 -7273 3965) and urge them to exercise their discretion to allow her
the right to stay (cite Home Office ref no N1040416).
David Lammy (fax 020-7219 0357).


there will be a High Court hearing of Ms Najjemba's application for a Judicial Review of the Home Office refusal
to accept further representations on her case. The hearing will be at 10.30am in Court 28
(High Court, the Strand, Aldwych/Temple tubes).
Please attend if at all possible to show support