Plea to minister over Nigerian girls' deportation

Amnesty International tonight pleaded with Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to reconsider deporting a Nigerian woman from Ireland over fears her daughters would suffer genital mutilation.

Plea to minister over Nigerian girls' deportation
Tue, 27 Jan, 2009 - 17:57

Amnesty International tonight pleaded with Justice Minister Dermot Ahern to reconsider deporting a Nigerian woman from Ireland over fears her daughters would suffer genital mutilation.

Pamela Izevbekhai and her daughters, seven-year-old Naomi and six-year-old Jemima, have lost their latest battle to secure a court order to stay in the country.

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