Immigration in UK
STRANIERIINITALIA.IT| Sofia Mweni and Johson Kalu need your help to remain in the UK |
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Petition to Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for the Home
Office to allow Sofia Mweni & Johson Kalu to remain in the UK
3rd August 2009: Sofia Mweni a national of Zimbabwe and resident in Manchester, arrived in the UK on the 13th of November 2006 having fled Zimbabwe, after her home was burnt to the ground and her husband beaten and murdered by ZANU-PF members because he was an active MDC member.  Sofia knew it was no longer safe for her to stay in Zimbabwe and she could not return to her country of birth South Africa as she had been warned that there were ZANU-PF supporters who would kill her or the authorities may just return her to Zimbabwe.Sofia's church in Zimbabwe made arrangements for her to go to Britain where a church was to provide her with shelter and work. Later, once in the country, Sofia claimed asylum but was refused on the grounds that the Home Office did not believe she would be at risk as an MDC supporter in South Africa or that she would be forced to go back to Zimbabwe by the authorities. Sofia fears either could happen and there is now a very real risk of persecution if she is returned. Sofia has recently married Johson Kalu, a Nigerian seeking asylum in the UK, also resident in Manchester, who is also facing a risk of persecution if he is sent back to Nigeria. They have built a new life in Manchester as husband and wife and both are active in the Manchester community. At present Sofia's claim has been refused and is at the end of the line. Zimbabwe is a 'Failed State' and Nigeria a 'Failing state' (32% decrease in living/human rights conditions in 3 years) according to "Fund for Peace' a leading authority on economic and human rights conditions in all countries around the world. Sofia & Johnson with the support of Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) have produced a petition to the Home Secretary (SophiaandJohnsonPT.doc), which they are asking you to print off and gather signatures. The petition asks the Home Secretary to grant Sofia Mweni & Johson Kalu permission to stay in the UK on Humanitarian grounds so that they can remain with their Manchester Community; where they have established a 'private life' as set out in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Completed petitions should be returned to: Sofia & Johnson Must Stay Campaign C/O WAST WEVH, ADA House 77 Thompson Street Manchester M4 5FY. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
By WAST Manchester
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