Lenny Henry joins campaigners protesting to save Aiminatou Haidar
Comedian and actor, Lenny Henry, lends his support to Saharawi human rights activist Aminatou Haidar. To lend your support go to TAKE ACTION for more information on what you can do to help Ms Haidar.
On Thursday 10th December, International Human Rights Day, Lenny Henry joined campaigners demonstrating their solidarity with Aminatou Haidar and raising awareness of her situation and the situation of the Saharawi people.
The campaigners were protesting the actions of the Moroccan government who expelled Ms Haidar from her homeland for failing to recognise Moroccan sovereignty.Ms Haidar is currently in Lanzerote airport on hunger strike demanding that she be allowed to return home to her children. The protesters called on the UK government to take action to help Ms Haidar.
After protesting outside Downing Street, where a delegation from the protest delivered a letter to Mr Brown from Ms Haidar, the protest moved down Whitehall to Trafalgar Square. The protesters held banners with pictures of Ms Haidar and painted their hands red to symbolise the blood on the hands of the government if they do not act to save her life.
Also lending their support to the campaign are director Ken Loach and writer Paul Laverty. Click here to read their article in The Guardian.
Please click on Take Action to find out more about what you can do to help Aminatou Haidar.
Top: Lenny Henry with Protesters Middle: Kelvin Hopkins MP and Y Lamine Baali (Polisario Front) deliver Aminatou Haidar's letter to 10 Downing Street Bottom: Protesters at Trafalgar Square. Photos courtesy of Ana Arenas
WESTERN SAHARA CAMPAIGN UK
The Western Sahara Campaign works in solidarity with the Saharawi people to generate political support in order to advance their right to self-determination and to promote their human rights.
Our role is to lobby the UK Government and the EU. You can help us to ensure the UK does not ignore the voice of the Saharawi people.
The campaigners were protesting the actions of the Moroccan government who expelled Ms Haidar from her homeland for failing to recognise Moroccan sovereignty.Ms Haidar is currently in Lanzerote airport on hunger strike demanding that she be allowed to return home to her children. The protesters called on the UK government to take action to help Ms Haidar. 
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