[name removed] came to England on the 16th of July 2007. She claimed asylum on the 4th of June 2008 this was dealt with under 'Fast track procedures' and was refused on the 3rd of July, as was the appeal on 14th July, a reconsideration was refused on the 18th July

She was under the care of Leeds social services from the 6th of March 2008 until the 25th of June when she was detained by the Immigration authorities.

She has been in detention ever since. Her claim has been refused and they gave her a flight date to Malawi on Thursday 7th August 2008, but she refused to go. She came to the UK to get away from the sexual abuse she alleges she was suffering from her Uncle, from when she was 16 until she decided to leave Malawi and seek sanctuary in the UK.

Her dad died in 2001 and her mum in 2002. She has 2 younger sisters aged 16 and 14 and they live with the brother of the Uncle who abused her. She has nowhere to go and is scared that her Uncle will abuse her all over again since she will have to stay with him if she goes back. She has no one else apart from her sisters; most of her family members have died.

Life has been hard for her, the experience she has had in her country was so painful, that now she spends most of her time crying. She suffered the pain of losing her parents; but the pain of having someone to rely on to help and ending up being abused has affected me so much that she doesn't want to go back to Malawi.

She doesn't want to go and live in fear, she doesn't know how far her Uncle will go as he told her that he wants her to marry him and have his babies when she is old enough.

She has now been given further removal directions for next Monday 18th August.

How you can help

1. Email/Fax/Phone Sam Okwulehie, Group Area Manager Kenya Airways asking him not to carry [name removed]. Point out that The UK Home Office says it is up to the carrier, whether they carry deportees! You can use model letter [name removed].doc or write your own. Include flight details; Monday 18th August on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 to Nairobi and KQ424 onwards to Malawi.

Let Kenya Airways know that it is not acceptable to call themselves 'the pride of Africa' and participate in the removal of people seeking sanctuary within the UK or anywhere in the world.

Fax: 020 8745 5027 - from outside the UK + 44 20 8745 5027

2. Send urgent faxes or emails to Jacqui Smith asking for her to give [name removed] leave to remain you can use model letter [name removed].doc or compose your own remember to include name [name removed] and Home Office reference C1201300

Home Office Fax: 020 8760 3132 / 020 7035 0900
Email:  biapublicenquiries@bia.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk


Please send copies of any faxes/emails to:
[name removed]@googlemail.com
 ekarslake@riseup.net

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