Fear of forcible return
Urgent action (good news): United Kingdom. Irish travellers facing eviction leave site
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 24 October 2011
Further information on UA: 245/11 Index: EUR 45/020/2011 Issue Date: 21 October 2011
The residents of Dale Farm, Essex, UK, left their homes en masse on 20 October, in order to avoid confrontation with bailiffs contracted by Basildon Council to carry out a forced eviction. The eviction will now proceed, and is expected to last a few weeks. [ Lire la suite » ]
Envoyer à des amis
Urgent action: Ukraine: imminent risk of deportation
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 16 March 2011
UA: 72/11 Index: EUR 50/005/2011 Issue Date: 15 March 2011
Eleven Afghan citizens are at imminent risk of deportation from Ukraine to Afghanistan, without any opportunity to challenge their deportation, including on asylum or other international protection grounds. Three of them have self-harmed in protest. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action (follow-up): Trade unionist still at risk of deportation
- Posté par : Barbel Conrads le 10 March 2011
FU UA 34/11 Index: ASA 25/003/2011 South Korea
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On 2 March the Seoul 12th Administrative Court issued a temporary injunction against the forcible deportation of Michel Catuira, President of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants’ Trade Union (MTU) in South Korea. However, the injunction will apply only until MTU’s appeal case against the cancellation of his visa status has been decided. Therefore, he remains at risk of deportation. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action (goodnews): Forcible return from UK to Somalia deferred
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 2 July 2010
Further information on UA: 137/10 Index: EUR 45/010/2010 Issue Date: 30 June 2010
On 23 June, the UK authorities deferred their plans to forcibly return “Mr S”, a rejected Somali asylum-seeker to Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. He has been released from immigration detention. The UK authorities, however, maintain their policy that rejected asylum-seekers forcibly returned to southern and central Somalia are not at risk. [ Lire la suite » ]
Urgent action (good news): Prisoner of conscience Igor Koktysh released
- Posté par : Marie-Francoise le 5 February 2010
Further information on UA: 305/09 Index: EUR 50/003/2010 Issue Date: 04 February 2010
On 2 February, Belarusian musician and activist Igor Koktysh was released from the pre-trial detention centre in the Ukraine where he has been held for two and a half years. He has thanked Amnesty International for its support. [ Lire la suite » ]
