Yves Yitgna Njitchoua / Urgent Action needed right now

Yves sought asylum in UK on 9/5/05. His asylum claim was based on his political problems in his country Cameroon. He was involved in the Social Democratic Front political party in Cameroon, and prior to seeking asylum in UK; he suffered persecution and detention in his country because of his political views and associations with SDF. Home Office rejected his claim for asylum and deemed him to have exhausted his case in November 2005. Due to medical issues, he later asked Home Office Reporting Centre if he could refrain from reporting - Home Office had acknowledged this request by letter. On 18/10/08, Yves was arrested and detained at Campsfield IRC.

Home Office on 20/11/08 issued a letter stating their reasons for refusing to grant asylum to Yves - some reasons include: due to a lack of evidence proving his membership with SDF and CDC activities. Home Office also claim that his political activities in UK as SDF and CDC regional Co-ordinator / activist and also in Cameroon do not put him at risk of being targeted by the authorities on return to Cameroon. Immigration authorities in UK also dismiss evidence provided by CDC UK-based leadership, saying it is neither objective nor impartial, and as such cannot be relied on as credible evidence in this case. However a judge previously stated they accept that Yves had been arrested and detained and escaped as claimed in his account about his problems in Cameroon forcing him to flee. Yet Home Office dismiss his claim saying that it is not accepted that being in “attendance at a demonstration in this country does not give rise to a reasonable fear of persecution” on return to Cameroon.

Yves has submitted new evidences to show he has been an active registered member of SDF, and that he has been actively political for CDC group in UK. Yves has some medical issues that come from his experiences of being detained and abused in Cameroon yet his past lawyers did not get vital medical reports done to use as evidence in his tribunals to appeal against asylum refusal. He has been here for more than 3 years now - he has tried to keep himself busy and active in his local community in Manchester area. He is terrified to be returned to Cameroon where he suffered torture and detention due to his political associations and activities.

Please urge Home Secretary Jacqui Smith MP to cancel removal as arranged and to release Yves immediately so he can be back in his local community where he belongs.

Please call/ text Yves in detention on 077 6687 9545 to show your support as he faces this tough time. A judicial review will hopefully be lodged so his asylum claim can be thoroughly and fairly reviewed.

What you can do to help / Please take urgent action now

1) Fax, Sam Okwulehie, Group Area Manager Kenya Airways and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Yves Yitgna Njitchoua - you can use the model fax 'YvesKA.doc' attached. You can copy, amend or write your own version - please quote, Yves Yitgna Njitchoua due to be forcibly removed from UK today Wednesday 26 November 2008 @ 19:00hrs on Kenya Airways Flight KQ101 from London Heathrow terminal 4 to Nairobi, an flight KQ518 to Douala Cameroon.

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


2) Please send urgent faxes immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office asking that Yves Yitgna Njitchoua be granted protection in the UK. Please use the attached "model letter" (yvesJS.doc) which you can copy/amend/write your own version (if you do so, please remember to include his HO ref: Y1068251).

Fax: 020 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK 00 44 20 8760 3132

Email:  external@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Please send copies of emails / faxes to campaign coordinator:
Email: g_  macv@yahoo.co.uk Tel: 078 8194 8859


Geraldine Agbor
c/o ANSU UK
House 96
15 Grafton Place
Glasgow
G1 2TE