“I thought that I came in a safe nation which should protect me but I realise that I have thrown myself into the den of a lion.”

Marie Therese Njila Nana is a survivor of ritualised torture in Cameroon. She has sought sanctuary in the UK, but her treatment in detention has been shocking. She describes her experiences in Yarl’s Wood as being “humiliated, assaulted, abused, tortured mentally, physically and emotionally”.

Marie Therese was finally released from detention in March. She now has a date for her judicial review hearing - 30 July - and needs your support.

Many of you sent messages of support, and Marie Therese wishes to pass on this message to you all:

Hello and thank you for all these letters of support. I know that if english people was informed they will not accept that a minority use their name to destroy people’s life. I am not make by Iron, I am flesh and blood and are fighting every day to overcome sorrow, anguish,sadness and pain who are trying to kill me. I am happy to know that I have support come from english poeple. Thank you so much.

Marie Therese needs your support once more. Take action via Marie Therese’s campaign page.