Cameroon is in free fall to becoming a failed state; 36th in 'Fund for Peace' (FOP) Failed States Index in 2006 it plummeted to 26th in 2009 a 28% decrease in living/human rights conditions in 3 years. Cameroon had a turbulent 2008. Rising unemployment became unbearable when food prices skyrocketed in the first half of the year. President, Paul Biya, changed the constitution to prolong his half century of rule, protests and riots rocked the commercial capital of Douala. Cameroon's economy in free fall. Declining prices for timber and other commodities have resulted in $630 million in corporate losses since the downturn began, and most of the country's planned mining, hydropower, and agriculture projects are in jeopardy. [Data from FOP]

Jean Baptiste fled Cameroon and sought asylum in UK in July 2007. His problems in Cameroon began in February 2007 when he received threatening phone messages, and that in April 2007 he received further intimidating emails at his work account (saying that he would pay for his life if he continued with his employer oil company Schlumberger).

This will be the third attempt to remove Jean-Baptiste.

Full Background:  http://tinyurl.com/Jean-BaptisteFoukongBassime

Please support Jean Baptiste in his fight to stay in UK

1) Email/Fax/phone, Sam Okwulehie, Group Area Manager Kenya Airways and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of   Jean-Baptiste Bassime - you can use the model fax '  JeanBaptisteKA.doc' attached. You can copy, amend or write your own version - please quote,   Jean-Baptiste Bassime due to be forcibly removed from UK Sunday 2nd August 2009 @ 20:00 on Kenya Airways flight KQ101 to Nairobi and then Kenya Airlines Flight KQ524 to Cameroon.

Email:  contact@kenya-airways.com

Fax: 020 8745 5027 - from outside the UK + 44 20 8745 5027
Phone: 020 8759 7366 - from outside the UK + 44 20 8759 7366


2) Please send urgent faxes immediately to Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for the Home Office asking that Jean-Baptiste Foukong Bassime be granted protection in the UK. Please use the attached "model letter" (JeanBaptisteAJ.doc) which you can copy/amend/write your own version (if you do so, please remember to include her HO ref: B1244791).

Fax: 020 8760 3132 / + 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK)

Emails:  Privateoffice.external@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
 UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk
"CIT - Treat Official"

Please send copies of campaign faxes and letters to:
Jean-Baptiste Campaign
c/o ANSU UK
15 Grafton Place
Glasgow
G1 2TE
 g_macv@yahoo.co.uk

For further campaign info contact Geraldine Agbor - Tel 078 8194 8859

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