RENT A'SUNDERLAND

Members of three refugee support groups joined forces on Friday (15th) to demonstrate outside government offices in Newcastle. They were protesting the deportation of Cameroonian Bermine Lili and her son Kieron. Lili was sold into prostitution after being duped into leaving Cameroon. Her family has threatened to kill her if she returns to Cameroon due to the ‘shame’ of being a trafficked woman.

Since fleeing her captors in France she has tried to build a life in Sunderland, but has been constantly threatened with deportation. Despite having been given an expulsion date of last Monday (18th), nobody came for the family, leaving mother and son living on a knife edge. They have now been given a new date of Monday 25th. There will be another protest this Friday (22nd), outside the Government Offices North East, from 2pm.

To get involved email TCAR (Tyneside Community Action for Refugees) on tynesidecarn@yahoo.co.uk