A gay asylum seeker, whose life may well be in extreme danger if he is deported back to his native Uganda, has been refused asylum by the home office, and is due to be deported.
I don't usually sign the incessant Change.org petitions which are e mailed to me, as most of them are trivial and irritating. But this one got my atttention and I have signed it. I'm not asking anyone on here to sign it, by the way. The subject is merely offered up for discussion.
In case anybody thinks this is an anti muslim crusade, please know that Uganda is an 85% Christian country, so that isn't a consideration. But I do feel that the way Jimmy Kyesswa's application was disallowed, is a bit of a disgrace.
See what you think. Maybe I'm wrong.
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I don't usually sign the incessant Change.org petitions which are e mailed to me, as most of them are trivial and irritating. But this one got my atttention and I have signed it. I'm not asking anyone on here to sign it, by the way. The subject is merely offered up for discussion.
In case anybody thinks this is an anti muslim crusade, please know that Uganda is an 85% Christian country, so that isn't a consideration. But I do feel that the way Jimmy Kyesswa's application was disallowed, is a bit of a disgrace.
See what you think. Maybe I'm wrong.
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“The UK government are about to deport Jimmy Kyesswa, a gay Ugandan man, back to his death.
A flight was booked for 5.25pm on Monday, 5 December 2016. An attempt was made to take him to the airport. Whilst on the road the guards received a number of telephone calls. There was some confusion and he was returned to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre.
Another attempt to deport him could happen at any moment.
Jimmy was detained on 5 September 2016 when he went to sign at Dallas Court Immigration Reporting Centre, Manchester; even though he has an appointment previously given to him by the Home Office to bring further submissions for his case to Liverpool on 9 September. He had no time to exercise his right. He was then immediately detained and taken to Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre in Lincolnshire. His solicitor made further representations, which were rejected by the Home Office.
Despite Jimmy being in a subsisting same sex relationship with his boyfriend, Cyrille, the Home Office has refused to accept that he is a gay man. Jimmy came to the UK in January 2005 after suffering mistreatment in Uganda based on his sexuality.
Jimmy had hot water poured on him after being discovered with a man. The situation in Uganda is well known where gay people face persecution on a daily basis, such as mob violence, imprisonment and even death.
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“The UK government are about to deport Jimmy Kyesswa, a gay Ugandan man, back to his death.
A flight was booked for 5.25pm on Monday, 5 December 2016. An attempt was made to take him to the airport. Whilst on the road the guards received a number of telephone calls. There was some confusion and he was returned to Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre.
Another attempt to deport him could happen at any moment.
Jimmy was detained on 5 September 2016 when he went to sign at Dallas Court Immigration Reporting Centre, Manchester; even though he has an appointment previously given to him by the Home Office to bring further submissions for his case to Liverpool on 9 September. He had no time to exercise his right. He was then immediately detained and taken to Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre in Lincolnshire. His solicitor made further representations, which were rejected by the Home Office.
Despite Jimmy being in a subsisting same sex relationship with his boyfriend, Cyrille, the Home Office has refused to accept that he is a gay man. Jimmy came to the UK in January 2005 after suffering mistreatment in Uganda based on his sexuality.
Jimmy had hot water poured on him after being discovered with a man. The situation in Uganda is well known where gay people face persecution on a daily basis, such as mob violence, imprisonment and even death.
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