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Bring Anwar Ditta's children home!

Socialist Press no. 222, 12 November 1980 · scan pp. 9–10 · about 318 words

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Anwar Ditta and 4½ year old Samera lead the demonstration of 300 at Rochdale last September Despite the fact that these the Home Office's decision. dependents by Tite Inland find courageous woman who will For every case of immigra- Manchester alone. allowance completely in light of tion law harrassment publicised, For 4½ years Anwar Ditta, a Birmingham born Asian woman has been struggling against the racist immigration laws to be reunited with her three children-Saima 7, Imran 8, and Kamran 10.

For 4½ years Anwar and her husband have been denied the basic human right to have a normal family life.

Anwar first applied for her three children in October 1976 under the Labour government and was refused. Anwar's appeal was heard in July 1980 under the Tory government and it was rejected!

The judgement was not based on any discrepancies in Anwar's evidence, but simply on a racist character assassination by the Home Office.

On 16 September the leave to appeal against this decision was refused! On 30 September the Home Office declared the case of Anwar Ditta completely closed.

Anwar is a home worker in the textile industry on paltry piecemeal rates.

Her husband Shuja is on short time.

They send a considerable proportion of their income back to Pakistan for the maintenance of their three children. children have been accepted as Revenue since 1975, the state is now trying to cut their tax ANWARS VHOME Anwar Ditta is an outspoken are not. there are dozens of cases that There are no less than five such in the Longsight area of Socialist Press calls for support for the demor tion being organised on November in Rochdale in support of Anwar Ditta.

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← Contents of Socialist Press no. 222, 12 November 1980