Home Office orders gay rugby player who fears persecution to leave Britain
Bristol Bisons call on people to support their protest outside the police station where teammate Ken Macharia may be detained and forced back to Kenya
Ken Macaria (centre) fears he could face persecution in Kenya for his sexuality if Britain pushed him back there
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PLAYERS from a gay rugby team are calling on the media, human rights organisations and supporters to join their protest outside a Bristol police station on Thursday after one of their players had his asylum application rejected and was ordered to report to the police.
The Home Office today rejected the asylum claim of Bristol Bisons player Ken Macharia, a 39-year-old gay man from Kenya who has lived in Britain since 2009 and fears prosecution in his home country because of his sexuality.
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