ࡱ> 8:9U@ 0_bjbj ._  t&&&&&&@ L$RL^ &&  &&.  B&&   & & 0xP "D0tr  TH B TTTD David Blunkett Home Secretary Home Office 50 Queen Annes Gate London SW1H 9AT Dear Mr. Blunkett, Re: Ebana Dieudonne Port Reference No. nb: CEU-380898 I am writing to you to ask that you: Stay the scheduled removal of Ebana Dieudonne on 18th February 2004 Either re-open his asylum application or allow him to start a fresh one Release him from detention while his case is being re-considered I have made myself familiar with the case of Ebana Dieudonne. Ebana fears death or imprisonment if forced to return to his country. He has good grounds for these fears. Ebana has had a gay relationship with his employer, a high level politician in Cameroon for over two years now. In Cameroon, homosexuality is illegal. Section 347 of the Penal Code criminalises sexual contacts with members of the same sex with a penalty of up to 5 years' imprisonment. Before Ebana left Cameroon he was visited by the police on the evening of 22nd October in his home and questioned on the nature of his relationship with his employer. Ebana denied any sexual contact. The police issued a summons for him to come to the police station on the 29th October, and said he would be taken to the hospital for tests (anal examinations are sometimes carried out in such cases supposedly to determine if anal sex has occurred. These examinations are in fact unreliable and have no scientific basis, but may be used as spurious evidence, and to humiliate and abuse suspects). During the following week, Ebanas employer prepared a passport and travel documents for Ebana. He called Ebana to his house on the evening of the 28th. To prevent him revealing their relationship to the police, he ordered Ebana to leave the country immediately and threatened to kill him if he did not comply. Ebana left Cameroon for the UK that night. Ebana was also married to a woman, who was fully aware of his relationship with his employer. Ebana has since phoned a friend in Cameroon who informed him his wife was murdered in November. Ebana suspects that his wife would have sought out his employer after his sudden disappearance, and that his employer would have had his wife murdered in order to silence her. Ebana fears that if he returns he will be subject to persecution from the state. He also fears his employer will kill him to ensure his silence. The Home Office has turned down Ebanas application on grounds that he is not a credible witness. However, his solicitor did not turn up to the most recent hearing, so he was left to present his own case. Ebana has little understanding of the asylum system, and indeed had never heard of asylum until after his arrival in the UK. There are also difficulties in discussing gay relationships and identity when one has just come from a country where homosexuality can result in persecution and imprisonment. Several Cameroonian homosexuals have been awarded asylum in Belgium under the Geneva Convention due to the persecutions they suffered in Cameroon. The UK is also party to the Geneva Convention. I would ask your to exercise compassion and take a fresh look at Mr. Dieudonnes case. Yours sincerely, Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post Code: . . . . . . . . . . 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