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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For two days many people have been involved in
stopping or defering the deportation of Olive and family to Rwanda. This has
been a (partial) success! We managed to stop the airline taking of - with the
support of the pilot! Olive and family though are now back in detention at Yarls
Wood. So the struggle continues. Over the next couple of days we want to renew
the pressure on Hazel Blears MP. As a Home Office minister she could be doing
much more than she is. We want everyone to email her (<A
href="mailto:blearsh@parliament.uk">blearsh@parliament.uk</A>) and ring
her office (0161 925 0705). We would also ask you to get all organisations -
trade unions etc - to do the same immediately. And do circxulate this email. The
points to briefly make to Blears are 1) the idea that the family will be safe
from domestic abuse if they lived elsewhere in Rwanda is ridiculous seeing the
husband/fatther has pursued them before ii) Sandra is just about to finish her A
levels at Pendleton College and her brother is just about to finish his IT
course iii) Olive is obviously now in a distresed and suicidal state - which is
one of the reasoms the pilot refused to fly the family. iv)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Blears sees the Home Secretary regularly on
all other matters. She should see him urgently now on Olive's
behalf.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers Steve Cohen</FONT></DIV>
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