Save Yosief Kidane’s life by stopping his deportation from the UK to Eritrea
To Whom It May Concern:
Yosief Kidane, is an Eritrean National, whose application for asylum in the UK has been turned down by the home office. His appeal against home office’s decision was dismissed by the adjudicator with baseless grounds. Home office officially recognises severe human rights abuses in Eritrea under PFDJ rule. He will face harsh, incommunicado, never ending imprisonment or more appropriately Mr. Yosief Kidane will be thrown to an unknown cell to rot and die an agonizing death.
On Friday 23 April, 2010 Mr. Yosief Kidane was forcefully placed inside an airplane, tied him in an inhumane fashion, to be deported to Eritrea . In fact, the Pilot of that airplane refused to take Mr. Yosief Kidane in such an inhuman condition and the security guards had no option but to return him to the detention center where he has been there as his home for over a year.
Mr Yosief Kidane has been an active member of Victims Eritrea which is devoted to promote Human rights & defend Eritrean Human rights inside and outside Eritrea. His commitment to the protection of human rights and the promotion of constitutional democracy in Eritrea has been genuinely demonstrated. He participated in many demonstrations taken here in UK against the repressions committed by the PFDJ regime and awareness campaigns in promoting Basic Human Rights in Eritrea. He showed up himself to b the voice for the voiceless Eritreans languishing in Eritrean prisons. Mr Yosief Kidane was also taking similar actions and criticisms during his stay in Italy.
Now, while the Home Office officially recognises severe human rights abuses in Eritrea under PFDJ regime, its action appears to be against what the Home Office has officially acknowledged and the tenets the UK stands for. If Mr Yosief Kidane would be deported, he will face life threat from harsh incommunicado prison, imprisonment that never ending, or more appropriately he will thrown to an unknown cell to rotten and die an agonizing death.
UK home office has issued another deportation travel ticket by airplane planned for Tuesday 4th May 2010 morning. Thus we concerned Victims Eritrea and friends of Eritrea urgently appeal for public support in order to safe Mr Yosief Kidane’s life by taking appropriate actions.
Please sign the petition to safe Mr Yosief Kidane’s life... Thank you very much for your time. Note: Signatories names will not displayed to prevent Eritreans from retributions by the Eritrean Government authorities. Remember to untick the display option box to avoid automatic names display if you require.
Independent references about human rights in Eritrea:
Deportations from Libya ‘illegal’, 17 January 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7193737.stm Eritrean Christians tell of torture, 27 September 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7015033.stm
Yours sincerely
Daniel Weldetnsae
Victims Eritrea Board of Directors.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 9, 2010
May 8, 2010
I am honestly overwhelmed by the way you have all stepped up to help Yosief. This momentum belongs entirely to your compassion and persistence. If we can reach that next milestone now it might just be the final push needed to get someone in authority to pay attention.
May 6, 2010
I really never expected this level of focus on Yosief's situation when I first started this. It is truly all your doing that people are finally looking at what is happening to him.
May 3, 2010
I am truly overwhelmed by the attention this is receiving because I never thought so many people would care enough to pay attention. The silence from the authorities is heavy but I know that your presence behind this cause is the only reason we are still talking about Yosief today.
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2010
6 Comments
Even the pilot knew it was wrong. Listen to the people who can see what is actually happening. Don't force him onto that plane again.
shame on the UK government for this. he should have stayed here where he is safe.
The Home Office needs to open their eyes. Eritrea is not safe for him. Stop this immediately!!
Please dont let him go back to that nightmare. It is wrong to send him to his death.
This is completely inhumane. How can we send someone back to a place where they face certain torture? Keep him safe.
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Save Yosief Kidane’s life by stopping his deportation from the UK to Eritrea
To Whom It May Concern:
Yosief Kidane, is an Eritrean National, whose application for asylum in the UK has been turned down by the home office. His appeal against home office’s decision was dismissed by the adjudicator with baseless grounds. Home office officially recognises severe human rights abuses in Eritrea under PFDJ rule. He will face harsh, incommunicado, never ending imprisonment or more appropriately Mr. Yosief Kidane will be thrown to an unknown cell to rot and die an agonizing death.
On Friday 23 April, 2010 Mr. Yosief Kidane was forcefully placed inside an airplane, tied him in an inhumane fashion, to be deported to Eritrea . In fact, the Pilot of that airplane refused to take Mr. Yosief Kidane in such an inhuman condition and the security guards had no option but to return him to the detention center where he has been there as his home for over a year.
Mr Yosief Kidane has been an active member of Victims Eritrea which is devoted to promote Human rights & defend Eritrean Human rights inside and outside Eritrea. His commitment to the protection of human rights and the promotion of constitutional democracy in Eritrea has been genuinely demonstrated. He participated in many demonstrations taken here in UK against the repressions committed by the PFDJ regime and awareness campaigns in promoting Basic Human Rights in Eritrea. He showed up himself to b the voice for the voiceless Eritreans languishing in Eritrean prisons. Mr Yosief Kidane was also taking similar actions and criticisms during his stay in Italy.
Now, while the Home Office officially recognises severe human rights abuses in Eritrea under PFDJ regime, its action appears to be against what the Home Office has officially acknowledged and the tenets the UK stands for. If Mr Yosief Kidane would be deported, he will face life threat from harsh incommunicado prison, imprisonment that never ending, or more appropriately he will thrown to an unknown cell to rotten and die an agonizing death.
UK home office has issued another deportation travel ticket by airplane planned for Tuesday 4th May 2010 morning. Thus we concerned Victims Eritrea and friends of Eritrea urgently appeal for public support in order to safe Mr Yosief Kidane’s life by taking appropriate actions.
Please sign the petition to safe Mr Yosief Kidane’s life... Thank you very much for your time. Note: Signatories names will not displayed to prevent Eritreans from retributions by the Eritrean Government authorities. Remember to untick the display option box to avoid automatic names display if you require.
Independent references about human rights in Eritrea:
Deportations from Libya ‘illegal’, 17 January 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7193737.stm Eritrean Christians tell of torture, 27 September 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7015033.stm
Yours sincerely
Daniel Weldetnsae
Victims Eritrea Board of Directors.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 9, 2010
May 8, 2010
I am honestly overwhelmed by the way you have all stepped up to help Yosief. This momentum belongs entirely to your compassion and persistence. If we can reach that next milestone now it might just be the final push needed to get someone in authority to pay attention.
May 6, 2010
I really never expected this level of focus on Yosief's situation when I first started this. It is truly all your doing that people are finally looking at what is happening to him.
May 3, 2010
I am truly overwhelmed by the attention this is receiving because I never thought so many people would care enough to pay attention. The silence from the authorities is heavy but I know that your presence behind this cause is the only reason we are still talking about Yosief today.
Reached 100 supporters
May 3, 2010
6 Comments
Absolutely heartbreaking. Nobody should have to face that kind of torture back home. Let him stay.
Even the pilot knew it was wrong. Listen to the people who can see what is actually happening. Don't force him onto that plane again.
shame on the UK government for this. he should have stayed here where he is safe.
The Home Office needs to open their eyes. Eritrea is not safe for him. Stop this immediately!!
Please dont let him go back to that nightmare. It is wrong to send him to his death.
This is completely inhumane. How can we send someone back to a place where they face certain torture? Keep him safe.
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Absolutely heartbreaking. Nobody should have to face that kind of torture back home. Let him stay.