Immigration Aid Manchester
Independent legal advice & representation from the
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
Independent legal advice & representation from the
Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
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Peter and Mary's Stories
In November 2007 Peter attended our Drop-In. He had recently arrived in the
UK and applied for asylum. He had been politically active for an opposition
party in his east African homeland and was married with 2 children. In 2003
his shop was raided by soldiers accusing him of being a rebel. They
abducted, detained and ill-treated him. He managed to bribe his way out of
detention and fled to a neighbouring country. From there he made attempts to
trace his wife, Mary, and children, but was unsuccessful until in 2007 he saw a
photograph of a woman who looked like his wife on an International
Committee of the Red Cross Family Tracing Service information leaflet
published in the UK. He came UK to try and locate his family and seek
asylum. We referred him to the Family Tracing Service in Manchester and they
helped him find his wife and children. A fortnight later Peter attended our
offices with them! They had been reunited and his wife and children had been
recognised as refugees in the UK and had indefinite leave to remain!
Mary had fled to the UK soon after Peter had been abducted. She had reported
his disappearance to the police but days later soldiers raided her home in the
middle of the night, searched it, accused her husband of being a rebel and her
of supporting them, and violently attacked her. She sought safety at her
grandfather's house, but whilst she was out attending a funeral her
grandfather and 2 brothers were beaten by soldiers asking about her
whereabouts. A friend made arrangements for her to flee to the UK leaving her
children in the care of her family. Mary applied for asylum on the grounds of
her fear of persecution based on her association with her politically active
husband. She was initially refused asylum in the UK and appealed. Her
appeal was originally dismissed, but on further appeal granted. As a
recognised refugee, Mary's family were allowed to join her. Although, she had
the right to apply for her husband to join her too, she had lost contact with him
and could not trace him. Her children were reunited with her in the UK in 2006.
Having successfully been reunited with her children with the assistance of the
Red Cross she agreed to assist in their publicity for their service. She had her
photograph taken, which then led to Peter identifying her and travelling in hope
to find her! Peter has now been granted asylum too.
In November 2007 Peter attended our Drop-In. He had recently arrived in the
UK and applied for asylum. He had been politically active for an opposition
party in his east African homeland and was married with 2 children. In 2003
his shop was raided by soldiers accusing him of being a rebel. They
abducted, detained and ill-treated him. He managed to bribe his way out of
detention and fled to a neighbouring country. From there he made attempts to
trace his wife, Mary, and children, but was unsuccessful until in 2007 he saw a
photograph of a woman who looked like his wife on an International
Committee of the Red Cross Family Tracing Service information leaflet
published in the UK. He came UK to try and locate his family and seek
asylum. We referred him to the Family Tracing Service in Manchester and they
helped him find his wife and children. A fortnight later Peter attended our
offices with them! They had been reunited and his wife and children had been
recognised as refugees in the UK and had indefinite leave to remain!
Mary had fled to the UK soon after Peter had been abducted. She had reported
his disappearance to the police but days later soldiers raided her home in the
middle of the night, searched it, accused her husband of being a rebel and her
of supporting them, and violently attacked her. She sought safety at her
grandfather's house, but whilst she was out attending a funeral her
grandfather and 2 brothers were beaten by soldiers asking about her
whereabouts. A friend made arrangements for her to flee to the UK leaving her
children in the care of her family. Mary applied for asylum on the grounds of
her fear of persecution based on her association with her politically active
husband. She was initially refused asylum in the UK and appealed. Her
appeal was originally dismissed, but on further appeal granted. As a
recognised refugee, Mary's family were allowed to join her. Although, she had
the right to apply for her husband to join her too, she had lost contact with him
and could not trace him. Her children were reunited with her in the UK in 2006.
Having successfully been reunited with her children with the assistance of the
Red Cross she agreed to assist in their publicity for their service. She had her
photograph taken, which then led to Peter identifying her and travelling in hope
to find her! Peter has now been granted asylum too.
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