Vera and her one-year-old son, who are domiciled in Leicester and integrated into their local community, were arrested and detained on Thursday the 7th of February when they went to report as usual to Loughborough Reporting Centre.

Vera and friends from her community are concerned about what would happen to her and her son if they were returned to Cameroon where the government failed to protect her. Traditional chiefs in Cameroon have to power to detain and torture people, the dictatorial regime of Paul Biya in Cameroon his well aware of the facts and just don't want to take any action to stop them and protect vulnerable citizens.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Cameroon 2007
The government's human rights record remained poor, and it continued to commit numerous human rights abuses. Security forces committed numerous unlawful killings. They engaged in torture, beatings, and other abuses, particularly of detainees and prisoners. Impunity was a problem in the security forces. Prison conditions were harsh and life threatening. Authorities arbitrarily arrested and detained anglophone citizens advocating secession, local human rights monitors and activists, and other citizens. The government restricted citizens' freedoms of speech, press, assembly, association, and harassed journalists. The government also impeded citizens' freedom of movement. Other problems included official corruption; societal violence and discrimination against women; female genital mutilation (FGM); trafficking in persons, primarily children;

Background: Friends of of Vera & Kenni
 http://www.ncadc.org.uk/archives/filed%20newszines/newszine91/Vera.html

What you can do to help! All day to day Monday onward to Wednesday
1) Fax: Sam Okwulehie, Group Area Manager Kenya Airways and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Vera and her daughter Kenni Musada Famba Ada - Attached model fax (VeraKA.doc. You can copy, amend or write your own version - please quote; Vera & Kenni due to be forcibly removed on Wednesday 19th March at 19:00hrs on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 from London Heathrow terminal 4 to Nairobi, and onward to Douala Cameroon.

Fax: 0178 488 8299 - from outside the UK + 44 1784 888 299

2.) Please send urgent faxes immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office asking that Vera and her daughter Kenni be granted protection in the UK. Please use the attached "model letter" (VeraJS.doc) you can copy/amend/write your own version (if you do so, please remember to include the HO ref: K1254936

Fax: 020 8760 3132/ from outside UK+ 44 020 8760 3132

Please notify the Campaign of any faxes sent
Friends of Vera & Kenni
Cameroon Support Network (CSN)
C/o NCADC
110 Hamstead Road
Birmingham
B20 2QS
 camerounsn@yahoo.co.uk

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Source for this Message:
Friends of Vera & Kenni