Support Demands of Asylum Seekers in Liverpool

Asylum Seekers housed in 'The Landmark' and 'The Inn on the Park' in Liverpool, have gone on hunger strike against their appalling conditions and the Home Office’s procedures. Up to 600 asylum seekers are housed in the tower blocks; 50% are Kurds, others are, Afghans, Iranians, East and West Africans. According to the Landmark Hunger Strike Committee:

‘We are a group of refugees from Liverpool; we began a hunger strike on the 11th of June in protest at the way we have been treated by the British Government and by Landmark Liverpool Ltd, who own the tower blocks we live in. These are our demands: 1. We demand a positive response for our asylum applications. Some of us have been waiting for over a year to hear from the Home Office. Many refugees are being rejected before the interview stage. 2. We demand that the British Government cancels its contract with Landmark Liverpool Ltd and that the company is dissolved. Over the past year large numbers of residents in Landmark properties have made complaints about dampness, lack of working lifts, delays in receiving mail, health problems as a result of the poor conditions of the building, threats and intimidation by the landlady and her agents, and inadequate protection from racist attacks in the vicinity of the buildings. The landlady has made threats against residents who have attempted to complain about these issues. She has also intimidated residents who have contacted the press and outside organisations for help, and have attempted to stop residents joining a peaceful protest about the conditions in her properties. This is why we have decided to go on hunger strike. We are tired of being treated like animals. We appeal for your support for our protest.

Send messages of support to: landmark_hungerstrike@hotmail.com, Fax: 0151 726 9515 or Phone: 07801 554918.