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Mother on hunger strike

one | 15.04.2008 21:43 | Anti-racism | Migration

breast feeding mother on hunger strike since 5th April when they tried to take her and her baby to the airport. she took refuge in the church and refused to leave. there is a genocide going on in Burundi.

she does not know anybody there any more, lost all contacts.
the baby is sick, vomiting, diahorrea, high temperature and is under weigth,
she finds it difficult to look after the baby because of a back problem she had since the baby was born. further she was injuried by immigration officers when she was arrested, with extensive bruising of her back and an immigration officer kicked her in the rib she is still in pain. she was detained three times with her baby, twice they were dawn raided and the third time she was made sign every day after they released her, never missed but after a week they detained her again.
she fled Burundi after her father was murdered and her house burn down. she left behind anoter child she conceived after being raped by soldiers age 16. she does not know where this child is.
she has scars from being cut with knives when they raped her.
she suffers PTDS and severe depression.
the baby's father is british and so is the baby.
they cannot understand how human beings can be treated like that.

one