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| Home Office to review gay Ugandan woman's deportation order | |
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| A gay Ugandan woman who was due to be deported from the UK on Saturday has had her removal instructions cancelled. | |
| Aidah Asaba had feared that deportation would lead to her immediate imprisonment in Uganda because of her sexuality. In March, Uganda passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act which allows authorities to arrest and imprison those who have same-sex relationships. | Aidah Asaba had feared that deportation would lead to her immediate imprisonment in Uganda because of her sexuality. In March, Uganda passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act which allows authorities to arrest and imprison those who have same-sex relationships. |
| Asaba told the Guardian she came to the UK in October "running for her life" after the Daily Monitor newspaper published her name in a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ugandans it wanted to "shame". | Asaba told the Guardian she came to the UK in October "running for her life" after the Daily Monitor newspaper published her name in a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ugandans it wanted to "shame". |
| She claimed asylum in October 2013 but this was rejected because, her supporters said, the Home Office thought it lacked credibility. | She claimed asylum in October 2013 but this was rejected because, her supporters said, the Home Office thought it lacked credibility. |
| Sent to Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre in February, Asaba was visited by members of a detainee support group run from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas). They began liaising with Ugandan LGBT rights activists to gather statements attesting to Asaba's sexuality and the potential threat she faced by returning to Uganda. | Sent to Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre in February, Asaba was visited by members of a detainee support group run from the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas). They began liaising with Ugandan LGBT rights activists to gather statements attesting to Asaba's sexuality and the potential threat she faced by returning to Uganda. |
| Asaba also changed her solicitor and appealed against the decision to reject her asylum claim. Her supporters said late on Friday afternoon that she had been released from Yarl's Wood and the fresh appeal would now be assessed by the Home Office. | Asaba also changed her solicitor and appealed against the decision to reject her asylum claim. Her supporters said late on Friday afternoon that she had been released from Yarl's Wood and the fresh appeal would now be assessed by the Home Office. |