TRC is proud to be supporting Mary Adenugba's campaign for asylum in the UK. Mary was trafficked into the UK from Nigeria in 2004 and has suffered years of abuse, exploitation and forced prostitution. The UK has refused Mary's claim for asylum.
Read more about Mary's story and campaign launch.
Members of TRC spoke at the launch of her asylum campaign, organised by RAPAR on Friday 30 March 2012, saying "Mary’s story is indeed one of unspeakable suffering, and infinite courage…and it reflects exactly the types of issues that we at Trafford Rape Crisis wish to support women and girls through via our newly established Black and Minority Ethnic women’s services.... The ways in which women are physically, emotionally and sexually violated and survive these experiences need to be understood in relation to racism and those other weights of oppression that press us down. In other words, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women survivors of this racist patriarchy have specific issues and needs which require specific strategies, specific knowledge and specific forms of action...
Read more about Mary's story and campaign launch.
Members of TRC spoke at the launch of her asylum campaign, organised by RAPAR on Friday 30 March 2012, saying "Mary’s story is indeed one of unspeakable suffering, and infinite courage…and it reflects exactly the types of issues that we at Trafford Rape Crisis wish to support women and girls through via our newly established Black and Minority Ethnic women’s services.... The ways in which women are physically, emotionally and sexually violated and survive these experiences need to be understood in relation to racism and those other weights of oppression that press us down. In other words, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic women survivors of this racist patriarchy have specific issues and needs which require specific strategies, specific knowledge and specific forms of action...
We hereby declare our full and unconditional support of this campaign, and we will continually strive to do everything we can to help keep Mary safe in the UK."
We are looking forward to working with RAPAR to develop a support network for women who have been trafficked.
