ASYLUM SEEKERS VOICE IRELAND. Twenty per cent of all direct provision centres in the country have now protested against both local conditions and the system itself. Thanks to their courageous public stand, the truth about life in direct provision has been widely broadcast across the national media. NASC is one of 11 members of working group representing Asylum seekers fate. In 2010 there were three asylum seekers on the board of Nasc- Kamar Yusuff, Naomi Ejeye and Bode Sanni. On December 15th 2010 Kamar was deported leaving his wife Aysha and his two children behind. The plane developed engine trouble in Athens and could not continue the flight to Nigeria. Those on board were brought back to Dublin on another plane. They were then placed in Balseskin. This meant that although Kamar was back in Ireland, he was not allowed to join his wife and children in Drishane. Kamar was finally deported in February 2011. Kamars deportation was not an item on the agenda of the next meeting of the board of Nasc. Naomi and Bode insisted that it should be discussed. The others board members eventually agreed. The result of the discussion was that either €100 or €150 was given to Kamar. There was no public statement, by Nasc, on Kamars deportation or no attempt to have his second deportation stopped. The chairperson of Nasc at that time was Dan Boyle. Dan Boyle was also the chairperson of the Green Party and a senator. The green Party was part of the government, the same government that deported Kamar, but Nasc had no problem with that. Dan Boyle sat on the board of Nasc with Kamar, yet he did nothing to prevent his deportation. Neither Nasc nor Dan Doyle even issued a statement condemning Kamars deportation.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:54:14 +0000
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