Please intervene with the Ethiopian government and demand the return of our dad, Andy Tsege, who has been abducted and sentenced to death.
Why is this important?
Our dad, Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege from Islington, London, was kidnapped by Ethiopian security forces from an airport in Yemen in June 2014. Dad is now detained in a secret location in Ethiopia.
In 2009, the Ethiopian regime said that they would execute our dad. Now they’ve kidnapped him, and are hiding him from British consular staff. Time is running out to save his life.
Andy made Britain (London) his home in 1979, after fleeing political persecution by the Ethiopian government. He is a prominent opposition activist, working towards a democratic Ethiopia. In 2009, the regime said that they would execute our dad if he ever returned.
Please, Mr Cameron, tell the Ethiopians to let our dad come home.
Since Dad’s disappearance, our family has been in agony. We still don’t know where our dad is being held, or how he is being treated. The only glimpse we’ve had of him was when he was paraded on Ethiopian state TV giving a forced confession in July 2014. He looked thin and unwell.
So far the Ethiopian government has ignored British requests for ‘assurance’ that our dad will not be executed. We also know that torture is very common in Ethiopia, and we are desperately worried about his safety in detention.
Please, Mr Cameron, tell the Ethiopians to let our dad come home. His kidnapping and detention is a serious breach of international law – please take firm action with the Ethiopian authorities and demand his return to the UK without delay.
Dad is a kind, loving and caring man – we are so worried about him and miss him so much. We need him home with us in London.
(This petition was written by Yemi Hailemariam, Andy’s partner, and their children: Helawit, 15, and twins Menabe and Yilak, 7)
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