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Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation
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Autistic rights campaigners have vowed to fight to clear the name of a young, black autistic man after the Home Office finally agreed this week not to proceed with deporting him to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he […]

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation

By Chloe Johnson on 10th June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation
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Campaigners are set to protest outside the Home Office this weekend to call on the government to abandon plans to deport a young, black autistic man to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he was four. They say the […]

Round-up: Osime Brown, shielding, foster carers… and DWP’s ‘wolf’ appointment

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: Osime Brown, shielding, foster carers… and DWP’s ‘wolf’ appointment
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Campaigners are calling on the government to abandon its plan to deport a young autistic man to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he was four. The Home Office had planned to detain Osime Brown – who also has […]

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