Sonia stays there!

Observer 01/08 Text: Dominique Strebel, Image: Renate Wernli 13-year-old Sonia Idemudia from Nigeria does not have to return to Benin City, she can stay with her Swiss father and his family of five in Schwamendingen. The...

Sonia should now be deported!

In the case of 12-year-old Sonia, the Zurich District Court has now decided that the girl should be deported. She is said to have been torn from her father's family here in Switzerland and sent to her 89-year-old grandfather in Nigeria...

Ray of hope for Sonia

Observer 21/07: Text: Urs von Tobel / Image: Renate WernliTwelve-year-old Sonia Idemudia can stay in Switzerland until the Zurich government council has decided on her lawyer's appeal. Sonia is allowed to stay in Switzerland for the time being...

Hope for Sonia

Observer 16/07 Text: Dominique Strebel, Image: Renate WernliThe Zurich Migration Office has decided that Sonia Idemudia can stay in Switzerland for the time being. However, the request for reconsideration was rejected. Now the hope lies in...

Sonia should be allowed to stay here!

Observer 14/07 - Text: Dominique Strebel, Image: Renate WernliTwelve-year-old Sonia has been living with her Swiss father for two years. Now she is to be deported to her grandparents in Africa. Her teacher and her classmates defend themselves. At...