The protest was one of a number taking place across the country to mark a "directions hearing" for the Country Guidance tribunal on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The government have indicated that they consider the situation safe and want to return Congolese asylum seekers. Reports from the country, however, note extrajudicial executions, torture, rape, arbitrary abuses and detention. All of which, suggests an intriguing definition of "safe."
In Nottingham protesters assembled in the Market Square where they remained for around an hour, before marching off to the Magistrates Court where they maintained a noisy presence.
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Links:
Original call out
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Previous Notts Indymedia reports on deportation to DRC
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No Borders Nottingham
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Nottingham and Notts Refugee Forum
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Keep up the reporting!
12.04.2007 22:07
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Links to demo reports from Birmingham and London
13.04.2007 12:22
No Borders Nottingham
Homepage:
http://www.nobordersnottingham.org.uk/