Irish Government Move to Deport Woman After Miscarriage

Alert DateAugust 17, 2011 Country: Ireland General Type: Discrimination, Institutional discrimination, Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Refugees, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Housing, Health and social protection, Culture, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life
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Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Nigerian
Victims Gender Female
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

"AN ASYLUM seeker who suffered a miscarriage yesterday was being prepared for deportation by Irish authorities last night despite medical advice that she was unfit to fly.

Olayinka Ijaware, a Nigerian who was 7½ weeks pregnant, was taken to the Rotunda Hospital from Dublin airport yesterday afternoon.

After suffering a miscarriage, she was taken back into Garda custody and returned to Dublin airport, where she was scheduled to be deported, along with several other Nigerian asylum seekers." -The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/0817/1224302580529.html