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You're the one on a reporting spree child, not me

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Originally Posted by Claymores (Post 4075540)

You're the one on a reporting spree child, not me

Claymores owns Sh-yawn

:joker:

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Originally Posted by Ninastar (Post 4075362)

just when i thought you couldn't get any worse.

What? If I cbf signing it then I don't need to, and what are you talking about? I hardly ever speak to you, you don't know me bitch.

Plus there's thousands of people in this situation [by situation I mean facing death because of their sexuality, not being hated by Caitlin].

I find it quite unfair to save this one when the others are having nothing done to help them!
It's just like Gamu all over again.

'Yah you can be deported, your from Africa, OH WAIT NO SAVE GAMU SHE'S A GOOD SINGER x'

yeah except Gamu wasn't facing execution you ****ing moron

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Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 4076680)

yeah except Gamu wasn't facing execution you ****ing moron

I seem to remember people saying she was?

Anyway you still over looked my argument about how everyone's getting all pissed about this yet she isn't the only person going through it so...

It's kind of unfair to help her and let the other's die.

Also, Judas what the ****** are you talking about?
I can reply if I want you miserable bastard.

I do love how Jessica can reply with 'I signed :L' as if it's a joke or as if we should all LOL after signing, yet Novo and Myself say one thing and everyone is pissing in their pants over it.

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Originally Posted by Patrick (Post 4076681)

To my knowledge Gamu never faced execution.

And I'm sorry if I can't post a thread for every single person facing execution in a bigoted country - but this is quite a unique case, in that it can be easily stopped.

And this is still glossing over the fact that you "cba" to save a life. If you're lacking that much compassion, don't reply, because some people are trying to do more than sit around waiting for Davina McCall to make a ****ing television appearance.

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Originally Posted by Patrick (Post 4076681)

I never heard that Gamu was going to be executed, are you sure about that Paddy?

So your solution is not to help anybody at all as it's not fair on the others? That logic doesn't make much sense, to me helping someone is better than helping no one.

How is signing something going to save her?

Are the court just going to line them all up, and let the one with the biggest petition stay in the country?

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Originally Posted by Shaun (Post 4076680)

yeah except Gamu wasn't facing execution you ****ing moron

that is unacceptable bullying

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Originally Posted by Patrick (Post 4076681)

No. She wasnt. She thought she might be in danger from Mugabe's men but it's a bit different to being a known lesbian going back to a country where homosexuality may be punishable by death and where a prominent Ugandan MP is taking an interest in the case.

And anyway it isnt "unfair" at all, the difference here is that we are actually in a position to stop this happening, the government could easily grant her asylum if they wanted to. They are not in a position to try and rid Uganda of it's homophobia, and their laws against gays, not at all.

Theresa May back in July: "We have already promised to stop the removal of asylum-seekers who have had to leave particular countries because their sexual orientation or gender identification puts them at proven risk of imprisonment, torture or execution. I do not believe it is acceptable to send people home and expect them to hide their sexuality to avoid persecution"

About time she lived up to that pledge

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Originally Posted by Locke. (Post 4076736)

How is signing something going to save her?

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A Ugandan woman who says she is a lesbian has been granted an injunction by a High Court judge temporarily preventing her deportation.

Brenda Namiggade says she fears for her life if she is returned to Uganda where gay sex is against the law.

The Home Office earlier said a court had ruled she was "not homosexual" and therefore did not have a genuine claim.

Prominent gay rights campaigner David Kato was beaten to death near the Ugandan capital Kampala on Wednesday.

Lawyers for Ms Namiggade lodged papers at the High Court asking a judge to grant an injunction against her deportation, which was due to take place on Friday evening.

When the BBC spoke to Ms Namiggade by phone on Friday afternoon she was already being escorted to Heathrow airport.

Her lawyer, Abdulrahman Jafar, said he would argue that Ms Namiggade should be allowed to remain in the UK regardless of her sexuality.

The Home Office confirmed the granting of the injuction and said Ms Namigadde would not have to be deported on Friday night.

Ms Namigadde, who was held at a detention centre just outside London, has told the BBC's Network Africa programme she was "shaking" with fear at the prospect of returning to Uganda.

She said she fled to the UK in 2002 after being beaten and victimised because of her sexuality.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, has said people facing persecution for their sexual orientation in Uganda should be given refugee status in other countries.

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has urged Home Secretary Theresa May to halt the removal of Ms Namigadde and allow her to make a fresh asylum appeal.

A UK Border Agency Spokesman said: "Ms Namigadde's case has been carefully considered by both the UK Border Agency and the courts on three separate occasions and she has been found not to have a right to remain here.

"An immigration judge found on the evidence before them that Ms Namigadde was not homosexual."

The Government was committed to stopping the removal of asylum seekers who had left their countries because of their sexual orientation, the spokesman added.

"However, when someone is found not to have a genuine claim we expect them to leave voluntarily."

Mr Kato had sued a local newspaper which outed him as homosexual.

Uganda's Rolling Stone newspaper published the photographs of several people it said were gay, including Mr Kato, with the headline "Hang them".

It is unclear whether the killing of Mr Kato was linked to his campaigns.

Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda, with punishments of 14 years in prison. An MP recently tried to increase the penalties to include the death sentence in some cases.

Pissing on hope is fun, isin't it?

Stupid dyke etc.

So let's look at what we know. This woman has been in the uk for EIGHT years, presumably illegally(?),and when caught and facing deportation claims asylum for being a lesbian? Hmmmm.
All rather academic now since she is being allowed to stay. I hope she is genuine because otherwise all she is doing is exploiting a situation which will ultimately affect genuine Ugandan asylum seekers escaping persecution for being gay.