This wife and two children are an Asian family at present living Hackney and breakfast OUT have been offered a GLC flat in Hollybush House Hollybush Gardens, London E2.
ATTACKED This is not the first time an Asian family have been offered the flat. The previous occupants were an Asian family by the name of All. They threatened and then attacked by a gang of white youths until they were harassed off the estate.
So Mr Ismail has quite naturany turnea down une orrer He explained why in a sworn statement to noloway nousing Aid Centre:
Was walking through the estate to get to the flat | heard one of a group of youths who were playing in Valu troublemaker coming". When I looked over the fat i tound that there was no water cistern in the tollet. taps at kitchen sink, no lock on the front door, no glass in many of the windows, red paint sprayed on several walls, obscenites scratcnea a quarter or an inen deep across one wall..
A neighbour also made a statement backing up the tales of harassment:
'Mr Ali spoke to me on a number of occasions about the troubles he was having. The same week that he moved into the flat, Mr Ali told me inat nis ciotes line on balcony had been cut and his washing stolen.
'Some weeks tolome that he had stopped by a gang of they youths at corner estate on his way back to his Tal. one or une gang proouced a knife, and they told Mr Ali unat tey dian t want any more Asian families and that if he did not leave his flat and clear off the estate they would kill his then his wife, and then him. Mr Ali was very frightened by were these threats, but decided to remain where he was for the time being One night at the end of July a gang of white youths came yard of House. ine cane was ee ov who used to live in Hollybush House witn nis parents. and who later squatted no... Hollvbush House with a friend and got evicted by the GLC "The cana started throwing stones through the windows of Mr All's flat, kept and put in his wardrobe. Mr Ali's son was terrified by this attack and was sitting in a corner with his hands over his head. Mr Ali told me that he thought for safety of his family it would be better if he left moon atei he left his flat broken into, ane Some orais were thrown over the balcony into une vara delow. sav. a youth on the estate, trom the scene. and I went to complain to his mother about The same night a brick was thrown through my win-ESE dow. and my pram sned was broken into.
struggle *I have not seen Mr, Ali or his later Mr Ali family since they left the flat been Holloway white Centre and North Housing Rights Project have roundly sal of the GLC to look into the disappearance of the Ali famly, and Inel estate justified fears xieues Yakub family. children, INSISTING The GLC is still insisting that the Ismails should move repair Hollybush thinking constitutes ment against himselt and his family.
• The International Labour Conterence has adopted a convention aimed at providing better condiwhich Mr Ali sake of the ransacked, belongings Anons tor immiarants. ment is mild enough, Housing Aid gi sing Islington and cultural rights condemned the refument InSenSitVItV and Smas three years residence Fresent notacceoteo ine a demand which Mr tongue Emitted in this country the United Inat's the law cerenoed by mentwhole of Western Europe Line cocusimply recommitment to equality security, But even that's too mucn forme cavour governLast week a White Paper was explaining Callaghan could not possibly sign tre conventaron. mercasons are reaulations require nave meetinas in before an qualimandatory award for The Labour Government has ISM schools must instruct the children immigrants in their mother in Britain' Free choice of employment for DOLA short-term immigranis is not per• There is no automatic rights in mmig SIMPLE fants to be joined by their parents Britain, our Labour Govern one of the harshest in its controution. treatment of immigrants in the