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Ghana media condemn Britain for deporting a gravely sick
woman
Accra, Jan. 21, Ghanadot/GNA -
Journalists for Economic and Social Justice (JESJ), on
Monday bemoaned the heartless manner in which the British
Government handled a Ghanaian citizen, Miss Ama Sumani who
was deported regardless of the nature of her illness.
A statement signed by Mr Granfada Ayitomeka on behalf of the
association said the cruelty was yet another instance of the
stock-in-trade subtle racist policy of the British
government against the people of Africa.
"Miss Sumani's case appeals to our common humanity and one
is amazed that in this day and age, all the proclamations
from the house tops about the Commonwealth of our nations….,
a human being could be made to suffer so much agony when she
is already terminally ill", it said.
The talk of illegality as the basis of Miss Sumani's removal
from her sickbed points to the ethno-cultural fact that the
Anglo-Saxon race is continually discriminating against
non-whites, even if ethics as a fundamental requirement in
the administration of justice should be disregarded,” the
statement said.
"The British government's claim of being a human rights
protector is simply a hoax. Miss Sumani's unfortunate case
exemplifies state-sponsored racism as a main plank in
British domestic and foreign policy".
It said the right to life, as indicated in the International
Charter on Human Rights, should be unconditionally extended
to all human beings regardless of race.
"Miss Sumani's right to life is not contingent on her status
with the British immigration authorities.”
The statement thanked the people of Ghana, including
Journalists who led the crusade of publicizing the plight of
Miss Sumani and raised the needed resources to foot her
medical bills.
It called on the British government to compensate Miss
Sumani for the gross humiliation, pain and agony she has
suffered as a result of the ignominious action of the
British Immigration.
GNA
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