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UK Readers Urgent Appeal- The Push for Ugandan Lesbian’s New Asylum Hearing

Melanie Nathan- Feb 04-2011.

It is imperative that UK voters contact their MP’s now and every day with this action to help Brenda’s case.  Our source in the UK tells us that  the  MPs are rushed off their feet “so can I recommend the following email to arrive in British in boxes tomorrow morning and perhaps every morning.”

Last week, more than 60,000 people around the world in helping to stop the deportation of Brenda Namigadde, a lesbian from Uganda seeking asylum in the UK.  Thanks to you, she is safe for the brief moment – but there is still more to do

1 Brenda is scheduled to attend a High Court hearing on Monday morning to review her case. We are hoping the judge finally grants her asylum, but unfortunately we have plenty of reason to be skeptical: the British government is currently refusing up to 99% of asylum claims made by LGBT people.

2 Luckily Brenda’s Member of Parliament, Andy Slaughter, is advocating strongly on her behalf.  At a time when the Ugandan parliament is debating a law to make homosexuality punishable by death – and with last week’s murder of LGBT activist David Kato – he understands the grave danger Brenda faces. Slaughter has put forward an Early Day Motion3 in Parliament to pressure UK Immigration Minister Damian Green and UK Home Secretary Theresa May to intervene in Brenda’s case in the event that the court does not rule in her favor.

The contact in Andy Slaughter’s office has told ALLOUT that if even just a few dozen MPs sign this motion in the next few days, it will send a powerful message to Theresa May and the Home Office that they must intervene on Brenda’s behalf.  Will you take a moment to ring your MP and ask them to sign on and support Brenda?

It only takes 2 minutes and will make a huge difference:

1.  Find your MP’s number:
http://www.facebook.com/l/103bep804V0K0mlrrxvmWSU0y8w;www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/mps/

2.  Ask them to support Brenda.  Here’s a quick script to help:

“Hello.  My name is (YOUR NAME) and I’m one of (MP NAME)’s constituents.  I’m calling today about the case of Brenda Namigadde, a lesbian who is in danger of being deported to Uganda where she faces grave danger.
Please urge (MP NAME) to sign onto Early Day Motion 1385, sponsored by MP Andy Slaughter.  The motion calls on the Government to exercise its powers to allow Brenda Namigadde to remain in the United Kingdom.

I will continue to follow Brenda’s case closely and urge you to sign the motion today before her hearing at the High Court on Monday.”

3.  If you make a call, please reply directly to this email and let us know your MP’s response, so we can pass this information on to Brenda and her lawyer. On Monday, we want Brenda to know she still has our support, and we want the court to know how many others in the UK and around the world are standing by her side.

TITLE: EDM 1385: Brenda Namigadde – British voters

1 Please check this link: http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=42410&SESSION=905
to see if your MP has signed this EDM (Early Day Motion) to prevent the deportation of Brenda Namigadde.

2 IF they havent, please email them and remind them gently to do so.

3 Please circulate all your British friends and ask them to write to their MP asking them to sign this Early Day Motion.

4 You might also remind them about faxing support to Brenda in Room 105 on fax no: 00 44 1234 217438. Either way this week is going to be one hell of a week for her even if she does get the chance to re-present her case.

www.allout.org

By Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com
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