Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Black in Germany:
Deutsch/English:
Pressekonferenz anlässlich des 2. Jahrestages des Mordes an Oury Jalloh
https://thevoiceforum.org/node/423"
Oury Jalloh Family Campaign 2007 in Dessau Dessau
https://thevoiceforum.org/ouryJalloh_Family_Campaign"
Programm - African Community Conference in Dessau, 06.01.2007.
https://thevoiceforum.org/eng_programm_dessau
Deutsch:
FR online: Feuertod des Asylbewerbers bleibt ungeklärt
https://thevoiceforum.org/Feuertod_oury_Jalloh
African Community Conference in Dessau (06.01.2007)
Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Black in Germany:
Within the last few years, the African community in Germany has been on the streets to let their voices heard in relation to the laxity of the German executive, judiciary and legislative bodies to speedily bring to justice "hate crimes" like racism committed against a black man. An example is the case of Oury Jallow who was killed in the police cell in Dessau.
Two years ago Oury Jallow was locked up after severe beatings from the Dessau police officers in the cell and the cell later went into flames. Though the police officers were present, non rescued Oury Jallow. On the contrary, the sound of the alarm was reduced and Oury Jallow burnt to death.
The African community holds very strong that the police of Dessau killed Oury Jallow. We are calling for a speedy action against the police perpetrator of this act in front of justice and not to use the old strategy of "shying away". This old strategy of shying away from racist crimes committed against Africans and other black people living in Germany has promoted and escalated police brutality against Africans and other blacks in Germany.
It is of the interest of the German government to downplay the existence of Africans and other black people in Germany and to hide the long standing relationship of expliotation like slavery and colonialism Germany has had in Africa that has rubbed Africa and its people from their riches and forced them to migrate.
This not withstanding, the African community will continue in its struggle to force the German authorities to speed up any hate crime committed against Afrcans and other blacks living in Germany. The police in Dessau and the judiciary do not provide effective protection to Africans and blacks in their jurisdiction. The duties of institutions like the police and the judiciary entail a wide range of duties: speedy investigation and handling of complaints of racist discrimination, counselling public and private authorities and the creation of awareness in the public of the existence of Africans and blacks in this society.
On the contrary, it is tragic that the police and the courts are not functioning as
espected. They indulge in very slow procedure when it is against an African or black. They play the role of portraying Africans and blacks as criminals of their society that should be excluded and discriminated upon.
Another form of racism in Dessau like in other parts of Germany is institutional racism. This can be seen in the nature Africans who have right of residence permit of this country are refused by the authority. There are Africans with children and married to Germans but they do not have regular documents as the law stipulates. The African community will like to have an explanation why it is so in Dessau.
Street racism is another form of racism the Africans and blacks in Dessau face on daily basis. When Africans are on the street, they are attacked verbally and physically. Due to laxity of the police and the courts, the common man on the streets see an African or a black as an object of redicule. There is no respect of co-existence in the society. We are afraid that the next pogrom in Germany will be against the blacks.
In order to comemorate the brutal death of Oury Jalloh, the African community in Dessau in collaboration with the mother branch in Germany are calling on all Africans and well wishers to use this day in remembrace of other Afrcans and blacks who died in the racist hands of this country. Let us put in mind our departed brothers and sisters; Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) and Amadeo Antoneo.
Our Demands.
1. We want a speedy court procedure of the death of Oury Jallow
2. Call for the stop of police brutality
3. Call for the protection of Africans like any other individual living in Dessau
4. Call for the right of residence to those Africans who have been refused their
rights
The events are coordinated by The African Community Conference-Dessau with the participation of African-Black Community.
Email: acf_community@emdash.org, https://www.thevoiceforum.org
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Oury Jalloh Family Campaign in Dessau
-African Community Conference in Dessau (06.01.2007)
https://thevoiceforum.org/node/411
Press FR onlin:
https://thevoiceforum.org/Feuertod_oury_Jalloh
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Invitation to all activists, friends and families of victims of police violence and murder
In remembrance of the second anniversary of the death of Oury Jalloh, who was murdered while tied at his hands and feet in a police cell in Dessau.
Please receive our warmest greetings in the name of The Voice Refugee Forum, the Refugee Initiative Brandenburg (FIB), Initiative Schwarzer Menschen in Deutschland (ISD) and the African Refugee Initiative in Dessau.
As co-organizers of the Africa Conference_Dessau on "Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Black in Germany" to be held in the city of Dessau on the 6th of January, 2007, we would like to extend you our warmest invitation to participate in this conference, in which we will focus on the issue of networking activists, friends and families victims of police violence, among other topics. Additionally, on Sunday the 7th of January, Oury Jalloh Initiatives are coordinating
demonstrations to take place in Dessau and Berlin in remembrance of the second anniversary of the death of Oury Jalloh, who was murdered while tied at his hands and
feet in a police cell in Dessau.
In order to comemorate the brutal death of Oury Jalloh, the African community in Dessau in collaboration with nationwide initiatives of Oury Jalloh in Germany are calling on all Africans and well wishers to use this day in remembrace of other Afrcans and blacks who died in the racist hands of this country. Let us put in mind our departed brothers and sisters; Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) and Amadeo Antoneo.
“Oury Jalloh was not alone. He was one of the many refugees who have died because they were forced to flee in search of a better life. Of something to eat and maybe even - ---Oury Jalloh was only 21 years-old---the possibility to study. For some reason we fail to understand, this is considered by many European governments and their citizens to be a crime.
And thus, refugees seeking protection are treated as mere criminals, and like people criminalized by society, their rights and dignity are taken away from them. Refugees are people for whom opportunity and respect remain foreign words lacking any kind of real meaning in their lives.
Especially here. Especially in Germany, where we are isolated and excluded from society” .. ….at the Oury Jalloh Funeral speech in 2005 of the Plataforma – Berlin.
Unfortunately, we are confronted with the sad reality that very few people in this society are interested in our pain, and thus do not have the burning need to see that truth and justice are done. But neither can we do it alone. We therefore deeply need one another, to share our loss and our experiences, to strengthen one another in our basic necessities of fulfilling our demands. If we cannot do this for ourselves nobody will do it for us.
Without each other, we are alone and vulnerable.
We extend you our hands and hearts, hoping that we can take this opportunity to join together in both our pain and our need to see that there are no more unnecessary deaths like those of Oury, Dominique, Laye, Achide and many, many others. This disrespect of human life must have an end, but only we in the situation are in conditions at the moment to make this clear to the society.
We will meet to discuss the struggle and support against racist police killings and against every form of criminalition of the Africans in Germany
To realize the demands of the African community Conference_Dessau
For justice and Dignity;
1. We want a speedy case procedure of the death of Oury Jalloh
2. Call for the stop of police brutality
3. Call for the protection of Africans like any other individual living in Dessau
4. Call for the right of residence to those Africans who have been refused their rights
For the necessary critical precision, transparency and consequences —
resolute public pressure is needed NOW!
Hoping to receive a positive response, we remain yours in solidarity.
CLARIFICATION, JUSTICE, RESTITUTION
In Solidarity we Remain
The VOICE Refugee Forum; Handy 0049 (0) 176 24568988
thevoiceforum@emdash.org, http://www.thevoiceforum.org,
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Information on: Eevents on Police Brutality in Hamburg; Dortmund and Dessau:
-POLICE MORDER IN DORTMUND: JUSTICE FOR DOMINIQUE KOUAMADIO
Eng/French/Deutsch: https://thevoiceforum.org/node/410
http://thecaravan.org/node/913
FR online: Feuertod des Asylbewerbers bleibt ungeklärt
https://thevoiceforum.org/Feuertod_oury_Jalloh
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Ermordung von Bruder Achidi 5 Jahre später: Gedenkveranstaltung am 9. Dezember 2006, 19:00 Uhr
http://thecaravan.org/node/965
-African Community Conference in Dessau (06.01.2007)
https://thevoiceforum.org/node/411
Den Aufruf findet ihr weiter unten. Weitere Übersetzungen findet ihr auf
http://thecaravan.org unter "Upcoming events".