Some basic facts about Constant’s case:
Age: 33 years, birthplace: Nguenda, Republic of Congo (Brazaville)

Marital Status: Partner and 2 children fled to his in-laws’ village in 1998 to escape from the war and he has not seen them since.

Religion: Catholic. languages spoken: English, French and Pounou

Date of arrival in UK: 2003

Reasons for seeking asylum: Constant was an active member and organiser of the Union Pan Africaine Pour la Democratie Sociale (UPADS). His brother was imprisoned in 2000 by the RCB government and he has not seen him since. Constant was arrested with 42 other UPADS members in June 2003. With some help from a local official, he managed to escape and arrived in south London where he was attacked by a gang of white racists and suffered a head injury.

Immigration Status: Constant’s appeal against his failed asylum application has been refused but he has submitted a Legacy claim and he was awaiting a decision on that claim when he was detained.

Community Involvement: Constant has been a regular member of LCRM and he is also an active member of his local Church group (see article from local Leicester news paper) .

Canon Barry Naylor, parish priest of the Abbey and Holy Spirit team ministries in Leicester, says that "several of Constant's political colleagues have gone missing since returning to the country and that it was a most unsuitable place to be sending anyone. Constant has made such a positive contribution, especially in his role as a voluntary street pastor, working late into the night, especially on behalf of the homeless".

What can you do? Please see the following 3 Action Points:

1)      Please fax/phone/email, Mr Girma Wake, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines, and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Constant Moussavou – attached model fax ConstantMoussavouET.doc (you can copy/amend/write your own version, if you do. Please include the following details: Constant Moussavou due to be forcibly removed from the UK this evening Friday 14th November on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET701 to Addis Ababa from Heathrow at 21:00 hrs and then ET841 to Brazzaville.

Email  lonapt@ethiopianairlines.com 
Phone:   020 8745 4235/6
Fax :   020 8745 7936
– alternatively, you can phone the General Manager on  020 8600 5915

Please do this immediately - the flight is this evening.

Even if you can't fax - please phone and leave a message or email saying you are concerned about Constant’s health and well being.

2)      Please send urgent faxes/Emails immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office. Model letter ConstantMoussavouJS.doc attached which you can copy/amend/write your own version; if you do so, please remember to include the HO Ref M1200382.

Fax: 020 7035 0900 from outside the UK Fax: + 44 20 7035 0900

Please also copy your letter to Sir Peter Soulsby, MP Leicester South at  peter@petersoulsby.org or  tel. 0116 255 2895


3)  Please notify LCRM of any messages sent:
 chrisgoodwin29@yahoo.com

Thank you for reading this email and please act now.

Yours sincerely,
Priya Thamotheram,
Chair, Leicester Civil Rights Movement
 priya.thamotheram@highfieldscentre.ac.uk

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