Mr. Christoph Von Saldern, Managing Director
Hamburg International Airlines, Falkenbergpark, Paradiesstraße 206b, D-12526 Berlin/Schönefeld
Head Office Fax: 00 4940 5005 0111, E-Mail: contact@hamburg-international.de
Amanullah Muradi Home Office nr. M 1179902 on Tuesday 15th June 22:00 flight PVT008 London Kabul/Afghanistan.
I am writing to you with regards to Amanullah Muradi, Home Office Reference number M1179902, who is due to be removed on Tuesday 15th June, on the charter flight from London-Kabul. Amanullah Muradi is a 22 year old Afghani who is in Oakington detention centre awaiting deportation to Afghanistan coming Tuesday.
Amanullah has been told it is safe to return him to Afghanistan. This appears in direct contradiction to the fact that 20,000 additional US troops have been sent there over the last 6 months and the strategy of "clear, hold and build" in contested areas of the Pashtun southern and eastern parts of the country is not working out as planned.
Amanullah fled Afghanistan after his affair with a commander's wife was noticed. She was the commander's third wife and quite young, 18 years. Amanullah was also young (under aged) and naive. In Afghanistan it is a crime to have a sexual affair outside marriage and the consequences can be physical punishment, life imprisonment or death. After the commander found out about the affair, he killed his wife and started to hunt down Amanullah. The commander was and still is powerful and he will kill Amanullah.
Afghanistan second weakest state in the world
According to Washington-based Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Development, Afghanistan is rated the second weakest state in the world, lacking the capacity to establish and maintain political institutions, secure their population from violent conflict, control their territories and meet the basic needs of their population (see below for details).
Amnesty International 2009 human rights report on Afghanistan.
Many regional officials and militia commanders continued to perpetrate human rights violations with impunity.
Death penalty: retentionist, Life expectancy: 42.9 years
Millions of people living in southern and eastern Afghanistan, terrorized by the Taliban, other insurgent groups and local militias ostensibly allied with the government, suffered insecurity that further restricted their already limited access to food, health care, and schooling. Indiscriminate attacks, abductions and the targeting of civilians reached unprecedented levels. The Taliban and other anti-government groups significantly expanded their attacks to cover more than a third of the country, including areas once considered relatively safe in the centre and the north. Increased military attacks between anti-government groups and US and NATO troops resulted in more than 2,000 civilian deaths. The government failed to maintain the rule of law or to provide basic services to millions of people even in areas under its control.
Justice system
Judicial and security sectors lacked the personnel, infrastructure, and political will to protect and promote human rights.
Impunity
Even in areas of the country under government control, impunity prevailed at all levels of administration. No effective accountability mechanism had been established and only a handful of those responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law during three decades of conflict have been brought to justice, mostly in other states under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Many regional officials and militia commanders continued to perpetrate human rights violations with impunity.
I am deeply shocked that a reputable airline would carry passengers against their will in the manner that you have done in the past and I urge you not to carry out any more of these flights, please cancel the flight for Tuesday 15th of June. ‘Ethnic charter flights’ are seriously harming the reputation of Hamburg International Airlines.
The Home Office is disputing Amanullah's history, they simply refuse to believe a younger guy could have a sexual affair. When Amanullah arrived in the UK it was accepted he was under aged, but his rights as a 16 year old were completely denied. It is totally unacceptable to deport him to Afghanistan where he has no family, since his whole family had to flee to Iran. He has nowhere to go to, no money and a commander who will hunt him down. To send Amanullah back to Afghanistan could be a death sentence. His life will be in serious danger, if he is returned.
Amanullah arrived in the UK in 2003 and has many friends. He has lived in the UK for 7.5 years under limited conditions, but he managed to attend English classes, and is an active member of the community. Many people are writing to his MP in support of him. His solicitor is organising a Judicial Review. We demand that Amanullah is allowed to stay until his case is properly reviewed.
Yours Sincerely,
Name: Address: City: Postcode:
Rt Hon Theresa May MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5206
Fax: 020 7219 1145
Dear Home Secretary,
I am writing to you with regards to Amanullah Muradi Home Office Reference number M1179902, who is due to be removed on Tuesday 15st June, on the charter flight from London-Kabul. Amanullah is a 22 year old Afghani from Hazara ethnicity who is in the Oakington detention centre awaiting deportation to Afghanistan coming Tuesday.
Amanullah has been told it is safe to return him to Afghanistan. This appears in direct contradiction to the fact that 20,000 additional US troops have been sent there over the last 6 months and the strategy of "clear, hold and build" in contested areas of the Pashtun southern and eastern parts of the country is not working out as planned.
Amanullah and his family suffered a lot because of their Hazara ethnicity and Shia faith, especially by the Taliban. Two brother's of Amanullah were killed by a road side bomb in Kandahar, this was just after the West declared war on the Taliban in 2001. Amanullah was pushed by his father to revenge his brother's deaths. A thing Amanullah did not want to do.
Amanullah fled Afghanistan in October 2002 after his affair with a commander's wife was noticed. She was the commander's third wife and quite young, 18 years. Amanullah was also young (under aged) and naive. In Afghanistan it is a crime to have a sexual affair outside marriage and the consequences can be physical punishment, life imprisonment or death. After the commander found out about the affair, he killed his wife and started to hunt down Amanullah.
The Home Office is disputing Amanullah's history, they simply refuse to believe a younger guy could have a sexual affair. When Amanullah arrived and claimed asylum in the UK in 2003 it was accepted he was under aged, but his rights as a 16 year old were denied.
He has lived in the UK for 7.5 years under limited conditions, but he managed to attend English classes, he has made many friends and is an active member of the community. Amanullah's life will be in danger when send back to Afghanistan, also he his whole family had to flee Afghanistan and he has literally nowhere to go.
His solicitor is organising a Judicial Review. We ask that Amanullah is given the opportunity to stay until his case is properly reviewed.
Yours sincerely,
Name:
Address:
City: Postcode: Country:
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