Trade
Union Support
On
8 April 2009, armed police carried out a number of raids in the NW of England and
arrested 12 students as terrorists suspects.
After
intense interrogation not a shred of evidence could be found against them. By
the third week of May Manchester police conceded that they were innocent.
However, ten were immediately detained under immigration detention
provisions.
They
are now being moved from prison to prison, some being moved every night.
Recently
Justice for North West 10
campaign has been formed.
The
meeting of trade unionist from Liverpool including some attending the TUC
conference in Liverpool passed a resolution:
1.
Demand the ten students are released immediately and allowed to complete their
edcuation
2 Support the Justice for North West 10 campaign
3 Write to the Home Secretary
demanding the deportation is stopped and they are released.
4 Invite a speaker from j4nw10 to Liverpool TUC meeting.
University and College Union, UCU, the largest trade union
in the Further and higher education sector throughout UK voted to support the
ten Pakistani students facing deportation at their 2009 Annual Conference.
This is the first Trade Union at a national level to have
formally supported the students in their fight against deportations. We hope
UCU will be the first of many to give similar support to the campaign against
deportation of these students.
Following is the text of the resolution moved by the
University of Liverpool and approved overwhelmingly by the participants of the
conference
On 8 April 2009, armed police carried out a number of raids in
the NW of England and arrested 12 students as
terrorists suspects.
After intense interrogation not a shred of evidence could be found against
them. By the third week of May Manchester police conceded that they were
innocent. However, ten were immediately detained under immigration
detention provisions.
They are now being moved from prison to prison, some being moved every night.
Recently Justice for North West 10 campaign has
been formed.
Congress agree to:
1. Demand the ten students are released immediately and allowed to complete
their education
2 Support the Justice for North West 10 campaign
3 Write to the Home Secretary demanding the
deportation is stopped and are released.
Moved by University of Liverpool