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Keep Mary Safe

Keep Mary Safe

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 5 months ago

Mary Adenugba's asylum claim to remain in the UK was refused in January 2012. Please sign this petition to support her appeal. It is urgent that the Home Office reconsiders its decision and allows her to remain in safety in the UK. 


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Update April 2013:

Mary has a tribunal hearing at 10am on Fri 10th May. Supporters are gathering from 9.30am outside the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Court, Mosley Street (behind Mosley Street tram stop), Manchester. Please come, show your solidarity and demonstrate the wealth of support for Mary in her local community. See Mary's campaign page for more updates.

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• Mary is a victim of trafficking, not a criminal.  • She has a well-founded fear that if returned to Nigeria she will be targeted again by the traffickers.  • Her experience in this country, of enslavement and forced prostitution, has left her extremely vulnerable and with significant mental health problems.  • She has been in the UK for seven years now. This is her home and she has many friends here. Removing her from this support will have a detrimental effect on her stability and mental health.  • She has no contact with her family in Nigeria, who victimized her for becoming a Christian.  • The EU protocol on trafficking strongly states that trafficked people ought always to be considered victims, and are in need of considerable support. If Mary is returned to Nigeria she will not receive this support. 


Read Mary's full story here.


Updates

March 15, 2013

The count has reached 250 signatures. I am printing this list now to include as official documentation for the upcoming tribunal hearing.

Reached 250 supporters

March 15, 2013

March 14, 2013

We are approaching the 250 signature threshold for our formal submission to the Home Office. Hitting this target today provides the necessary leverage for our legal team to present a broader case regarding community support during the tribunal process.

October 25, 2012

The volume of support has now reached a point that forces a necessary review of our strategy. Legal counsel is incorporating the evidence of this public backing into the formal submission for the upcoming tribunal. We are finalizing our presentation to ensure the decision makers register the weight of this case.

Reached 100 supporters

March 14, 2012

6 Comments

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Sheila Taylor
12 years ago Featured

Any vulnerable person who has been trafficked and abused in this way has to be given asylum.

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Emma Reddy
14 years ago Featured

I really hope they listen to reason. nobody should be forced back to such a nightmare situation after all the progress she has made here.

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David Verma
14 years ago Featured

SHAME ON THE HOME OFFICE. MARY IS A HUMAN BEING NOT A NUMBER.

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Mark Harris
14 years ago Featured

The home office needs to get a grip. sending her back is basically a death sentence. let her stay.

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John Warner
14 years ago Featured

The system is broken. why would they send a trafficking victim back to the same people who hurt her. disgusting.

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Sarah Thompson
14 years ago Featured

this is so cruel. she has been here for seven years, leave her alone!

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