| Sanctuary for Constant Moussavou |
Constant Moussavou has left the UK Yours sincerely, Priya Thamotheram, Chair, Leicester Civil Rights Movement. Fifth attempt to remove Constant Moussavou Constant Moussavou, a national of Congo Brazzaville, and resident of Leicester a long time activist/member of Leicester Civil Rights Movement (LCRM). Is currently detained in Campsfield House IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Wednesday 9th September on Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET701 at 21:35 to Addis Ababa then ET831 to Brazzaville Congo. This will be the fifth attempt to remove Constant!
There is no free speech in Congo Brazzaville as confirmed by Freedom House in 2008. Constant was an active member of the Union Pour la Democratic Sociale (UPADS) where he campaigned for freedom of speech and democracy until he had to flee the country. His brother, also active in the organisation, disappeared and has never been seen since and we now know that his two younger sisters, Pelagie and Felicite, died in 2007 after being arrested by the republic's authorities. At the very least, Constant will be imprisoned if he returns and given his brother and sisters' fate, we fear he will also be killed. Prison conditions in Congo Brazzaville are appalling and amount to inhumane torture. Constant has no family members or friends in Congo Brazzaville who can support him. What can you do? Please see the following 2 Action Points: What you can do to help: Fax: 020 8747 9339 - from outside the UK + 44 20 8747 9339 Phone: 020 8987 7000 (9:00am to 5:30pm/Monday to Friday, out of hours flight days o nly 020 8745 4235) Email: woldea@ethiopianairlines.com Email: UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk Fax: 020 8760 3132 / + 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK Please also copy your letter to Sir Peter Soulsby, MP Leicester South at <mailto:peter@petersoulsby.org>peter@petersoulsby.org or tel. 0116 255 2895 3) Please notify LCRM of any messages sent: Thank you for reading this email and please act now. Yours sincerely, Priya Thamotheram, Chair, Leicester Civil Rights Movement.
Constant Moussavou back in Campsfield IRC (Posted 25/08/09) Fourth attempt to remove Constant Moussavou The third attempt to remove Constant in May, failed after he was put on an Air France flight to Brazzaville via Paris, he only got as far as Paris before he was "bounced" back to Heathrow London. Constant is a long-standing member of Leicester Civil Rights Movement and until his detention, he has attended our meetings regularly and made a very positive contribution. He has worked with all nationalities and attended conferences on our behalf and contributed to our newsletter (Insaf). Constant is honest and has helped other LCRM members. He was also a church warden in Leicester and thought of highly by the church. There is no free speech in Congo Brazzaville as confirmed by Freedom House in 2008. Constant was an active member of the Union Pour la Democratic Sociale (UPADS) where he campaigned for freedom of speech and democracy until he had to flee the country. His brother, also active in the organisation, disappeared and has never been seen since and we now know that his two younger sisters, Pelagie and Felicite, died in 2007 after being arrested by the republic's authorities. At the very least, Constant will be imprisoned if he returns and given his brother and sisters' fate, we fear he will also be killed. Prison conditions in Congo Brazzaville are appalling and amount to inhumane torture. Constant has no family members or friends in Congo Brazzaville who can support him. We urge you to do all you can to stop his deportation on Friday. What can you do? Please see the following 2 Action Points: What you can do to help: Fax: 020 8747 9339 - from outside the UK + 44 20 8747 9339 Phone: 020 8987 7000 (9:00am to 5:30pm/Monday to Friday, out of hours flight days o nly 020 8745 4235) Email: woldea@ethiopianairlines.com Email: UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk Fax: 020 8760 3132 / + 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK Please also copy your letter to Sir Peter Soulsby, MP Leicester South at <mailto:peter@petersoulsby.org>peter@petersoulsby.org or tel. 0116 255 2895 3) Please notify LCRM of any messages sent: Thank you for reading this email and please act now. Yours sincerely, Priya Thamotheram, Chair, Leicester Civil Rights Movement. Constant Moussavou ~ Stil in the UK (Posted 21/05/09) "I suspect that it is now vitally important that he gets good legal advice and support!" Yours sincerely, Third attempt to remove Constant Moussavou Constant Moussavou, a national of Congo Brazzaville, and resident of Leicester a long time activist/member of Leicester Civil Rights Movement (LCRM). Is currently detained in Dungavel House IRC and due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Monday 18th May 2009 on Air France Flight No AF1981 @ 06.40 from London Heathrow. Six months on and whilst he is still in continued detention, the UK Government’s Border Agency has yet again decided to deport Constant to the Congo Brazzaville. This decision has been taken in spite of the recent authentication of vital documents by a Home Office approved expert (see attached article). Constant is a long-standing member of Leicester Civil Rights Movement and until his detention, he has attended our meetings regularly and made a very positive contribution. He has worked with all nationalities and attended conferences on our behalf and contributed to our newsletter (Insaf). Constant is honest and has helped other LCRM members. He was also a church warden in Leicester and thought of highly by the church. There is no free speech in Congo Brazzaville as confirmed by Freedom House in 2008. Constant was an active member of the Union Pour la Democratic Sociale (UPADS) where he campaigned for freedom of speech and democracy until he had to flee the country. His brother, also active in the organisation, disappeared and has never been seen since and we now know that his two younger sisters, Pelagie and Felicite, died in 2007 after being arrested by the republic's authorities. At the very least, Constant will be imprisoned if he returns and given his brother and sisters’ fate, we fear he will also be killed. Prison conditions in Congo Brazzaville are appalling and amount to inhumane torture. Constant has no family members or friends in Congo Brazzaville who can support him. We urge you to do all you can to stop his deportation on Monday. What can you do? Please see the following 3 Action Points: 1) Please fax/phone/email, Mr Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, Chief Executive Officer, Air France and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Constant Moussavou - attached model fax ConstantMoussavouAF.doc (you can copy/amend/write your own version - if you do, please include the following details: Constant Moussavou due to be forcibly removed from the UK on Monday 18th May at 6.40pm on AF1981 Air France. E-mail: mail.fondationaf@airfrance.fr Phone: 00 33 1 41 56 78 00 ~~~~~~ Fax: 020 8584 4417 Press & Communications Manager: Naomi Dulfer Please do this immediately. Even if you can't fax - please phone and leave a message or email saying you are concerned about Constant's health and well being. E-mail: UKBApublicenquiries@UKBA.gsi.gov.uk Fax: 020 8760 3132 / + 44 20 8760 3132 if you are faxing from outside UK Please also copy your letter to Sir Peter Soulsby, MP Leicester South at peter@petersoulsby.org or tel. 0116 255 2895 3) Please notify LCRM of any messages sent: Thank you for reading this email and please act now. Yours sincerely, Priya Thamotheram, Chair, Leicester Civil Rights Movement. Second attempt to remove Constant Moussavou (Posted 22/01/09) Constant Moussavou, a national of Congo Brazzaville, resident of Leicester a long time activist/member of Leicester Civil Rights Movement (LCRM) was detained by the Border and Immigration Authority on Tuesday 11th November 2008 and currently detained in Oakington Immigration Removal Centre, due to be forcibly removed from the UK tomorrow Friday 23rd January 2009 on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET701 (ET831) from Heathrow at 21:00 hrs. Some basic facts about Constant's case: Age: 33 years, birthplace: Nguenda, Republic of Congo (Brazaville). Marital Status: Partner and 2 children fled to his in-laws' village in 1998 to escape from the war and he has not seen them since. Date of arrival in UK: 2003 Reasons for seeking asylum: Constant was an active member and organiser of the Union Pan Africaine Pour la Democratie Sociale (UPADS). His brother was imprisoned in 2000 by the RCB government and he has not seen him since. Constant was arrested with 42 other UPADS members in June 2003. With some help from a local official, he managed to escape and arrived in south London where he was attacked by a gang of white racists and suffered a head injury. Immigration Status: Constant's appeal against his failed asylum application has been refused as have all appeals and reconsiderations. Community Involvement: Constant has been a regular member of LCRM and he is also an active member of his local Church group (see article from local Leicester news paper) . His work as a Street Pastor in Leicester City Centre, where with others he has this year joined other Street Pastors patrolling the streets of the city centre at night time, working amongst the clubbers, homeless people and others in vulnerable and difficult situations cannot be valued! Canon Barry Naylor, parish priest of the Abbey and Holy Spirit team ministries in Leicester, says that "several of Constant's political colleagues have gone missing since returning to the country and that it was a most unsuitable place to be sending anyone. Constant has made such a positive contribution, especially in his role as a voluntary street pastor, working late into the night, especially on behalf of the homeless". What can you do? Please see the following Action Points: 1) Please fax/phone/email, Mr Girma Wake, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines, and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Constant Moussavou - attached model fax ConstantMoussavouET.doc (you can copy/amend/write your own version, if you do. Please include the following details: Constant Moussavou due to be forcibly removed from the UK this evening Friday 14th November on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET701 to Addis Ababa from Heathrow at 21:00 hrs and then ET841 to Brazzaville. Email <mailto:lonapt@ethiopianairlines.com>lonapt@ethiopianairlines.com Please do this immediately - the flight is tomorrow evening. Even if you can't fax - please phone and leave a message or email saying you are concerned about Constant's health and well being. 2) Please send urgent Emails/faxes immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office. Model letter ConstantMoussavouJS.doc attached which you can copy/amend/write your own version; if you do so, please remember to include the HO Ref M1200382. Email addresses:
Please notify LCRM of any messages sent: Thank you for reading this email and please act now. Yours sincerely, End of Bulletin: Source for this Message: Bishop of Leicester and Archbishop of Canterbury urge support for detained Asylum Seeker, Constant Moussavou Constant Moussavou / Still Here, Still fighting (Posted 17/11/08) Dear All, Constant, a long standing member of Leicester Civil Rights Movement (LCRM) was detained by the Border and Immigration Authority on Tuesday 11th November 2008 and currently detained in Oakington Immigration Removal Centre, due to be forcibly removed from the UK this evening Friday 14th November on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET701 to Addis Ababa from Heathrow at 21:00 hrs and then ET841 to Brazzaville. Some basic facts about Constant's case: Marital Status: Partner and 2 children fled to his in-laws' village in 1998 to escape from the war and he has not seen them since. Religion: Catholic. languages spoken: English, French and Pounou Date of arrival in UK: 2003 Reasons for seeking asylum: Constant was an active member and organiser of the Union Pan Africaine Pour la Democratie Sociale (UPADS). His brother was imprisoned in 2000 by the RCB government and he has not seen him since. Constant was arrested with 42 other UPADS members in June 2003. With some help from a local official, he managed to escape and arrived in south London where he was attacked by a gang of white racists and suffered a head injury. Immigration Status: Constant's appeal against his failed asylum application has been refused but he has submitted a Legacy claim and he was awaiting a decision on that claim when he was detained. Community Involvement: Constant has been a regular member of LCRM and he is also an active member of his local Church group (<http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Church-volunteer-facing-deportation-Congo/article-471236-detail/article.html>see article from local Leicester news paper) . Canon Barry Naylor, parish priest of the Abbey and Holy Spirit team ministries in Leicester, says that "several of Constant's political colleagues have gone missing since returning to the country and that it was a most unsuitable place to be sending anyone. Constant has made such a positive contribution, especially in his role as a voluntary street pastor, working late into the night, especially on behalf of the homeless". What can you do? Please see the following 3 Action Points: 1) Please fax/phone/email, Mr Girma Wake, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines, and urge him not to carry out the forced removal of Constant Moussavou - download model fax ConstantMoussavouET.doc (you can copy/amend/write your own version, if you do. Please include the following details: Constant Moussavou due to be forcibly removed from the UK this evening Friday 14th November on Ethiopian Airlines flight ET701 to Addis Ababa from Heathrow at 21:00 hrs and then ET841 to Brazzaville. Email lonapt@ethiopianairlines.com Please do this immediately - the flight is this evening. Even if you can't fax - please phone and leave a message or email saying you are concerned about Constant's health and well being. 2) Please send urgent faxes immediately to Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, Secretary of State for the Home Office. Download letter ConstantMoussavouJS.doc which you can copy/amend/write your own version; if you do so, please remember to include the HO Ref M1200382. Fax: 020 7035 0900 from outside the UK Fax: + 44 20 7035 0900 Please also copy your letter to Sir Peter Soulsby, MP Leicester South at peter@petersoulsby.org or tel. 0116 255 2895 3) Please notify LCRM of any messages sent: Thank you for reading this email and please act now. Yours sincerely, Source for this page: |