-Deutsch:
Pressemitteilung Black African Conference in Dessau (06.01.2008) https://thevoiceforum.org/node/664
ENGLISH:
- Black African Conference in Dessau - Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Blacks in Germany (06.01.2008): https://thevoiceforum.org/node/666
ENGLISH:
- Black African Conference in Dessau - Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Blacks in Germany (06.01.2008): https://thevoiceforum.org/node/666
SPANISH:
conferencia de la comunidad negra de Dissau 2008
https://thevoiceforum.org/node/668*******
2. Black African Conference in Dessau
FRENCH:
- Meurtres policiers et criminalisation des noirs et des africains en Allemagne - Dessau (06.01.2008)https://thevoiceforum.org/node/665
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2^ Black African Conference 2008 - Dessau:
Meurtres policiers et criminalisation des noirs et des africains en Allemagne.
Au cours des dernières années, la Comunauté africaine d’Allemagne a battu régulièrement le pavé des rues des villes allemandes pour se faire entendre et protester contre le laxisme des organes exécutifs, législatif et judiciaires allemandes. Ils réclament l’arrêt des crimes racistes et la fin du racisme contre les noirs en Allemagne. Le cas de Oury Jalloh illustre bien ce racisme et cette haine contre les noirs.
Il y a trois ans , Oury Jalloh fut arrêté et sévèrement mollesté et blessé par des policiers de la ville de Dessau. Il fut enchaîné et enfermé dans une cellule qui quelques instants plus tard s’enflamma.
Les policiers présents sur place, au lieu de venir au secours de Oury Jalloh, qui criait pour appeler au secours, arrêtèrent le système d’alarme sonore, le laissant ainsi mourir calciné.
La communauté africaine d’Allemagne est convaincue que les policiers de Dessau ont tué Oury Jalloh.
Nous exigeons de la Justice une procédure rapide contre les policiers auteurs de ce crime odieux.
Nous exigeons des autorités politiques et judiciaires allemandes de ne pas continuer à avoir, comme à l’accoutumé, recours au vieux procédé d’intimidation des victimes, qui du reste ne contribue qu’à exacerber, encourager et renforcer la brutalité policière contre les noirs dans ce pays.
Nous dénonçons et condamnons énérgiquement les dysfontionenements de la Justice allemande: quand il s’agit de traiter un crime commis contre un noir ou un africain, la justice traîne les pieds et les procédures sont toujours très lente. Les autorités judiciares contribuent à la criminalisation des noirs et des africains dans la société allemandes, qui les exclue et discrimine.
Il existe aussi à Dessau comme dans le reste de l’Allemagne une forme de racisme institutionel.
Le titre de séjour est souvent refusé aux africains par les autorités, et cela même si la loi le prévoit comme dans le cas d’africains ou africaines mariés à des allemands ou allemandes. Des explications s’imposent.Les africains subissent aussi le racisme dans la vie quotidienne et sont très souvent victimes d’attaques verbales et physiques dans les rues des villes allemandes.
Oury Jalloh (Dessau), Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) und Amadeos Antonio (Dessau), sont les victimes récentes de la violence raciste des des policiers allemands et de la violence raciste en Allemagne.
Nous exigeons:
1. La modification immédiate de l'acte d'accusation et sa qualification en accusation de meurtre : Nous ayons observé au cours actuel du procès que la présence de briquet dans la cellule de Oury Jalloh n’est pas prouvée et qu'un enregistrement vidéo de la cellule (prise par les enquêteurs juste après le meurtre d'Oury Jalloh) a disparu. Les dissimulations de preuves par les policiers, les mensonges, les lenteurs de la justice et les innombrables questions demeurées sans réponse nous confortent dans notre position.
2. La radiation immédiate de la police de Mr Gerald Kohl, chef du Commissariat de Dessau, qui a été affecté à Köthen et de Mme Brigitte Scherber-Schmitd ancienne Directrice de la Police de Dessau-Roßlau, qui le 1. Septembre dernier a été affecté au Ministère de l’intérieur du Saxen-Anhalt. Nous exigeons aussi la radiation de la police de tous les agents de police mélés à cette affaire. Les enquêtes ménés jusqu’ici prouvent que Oury Jalloh a été victime d’un crime organisé..
3. L’indemnisation de la famille de Oury Jalloh et la garantie que l’éducation e l’enfant de Oury Jalloh prendra en compte ses racines africaines.
4. La fin des contrôles policiers racistes dont les noirs sont victimes en Allemagne, et la réouverture des dossiers sur les cas Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) und alle anderen von dem die Ermittlungen schon abgeschlossen sind.
5. Justice pour les victimes africaines du rassisme institutionel et de la viloence policière.
6. La reconnaîssance de l’existence en Allemagne d’un rassisme conte les noirs et les africains, le dédomagement des victimes et la thématisation de cette forme de racisme dans le Plan national d’action de lutte contre le rassisme, „National Aktionplan zur Bekämpfung von Rassismus (NAP)“ en cours d’elaboration en Allemagne.
7. Une commision indépendante pour mette la lumière sur les cas Oury Jalloh, Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) et de tous les meurtrs raciste à mettre sur le comptes des autorités policières ou autre..
Pour la communauté africaine d’Allemagne
Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
Moctar Kamara:
0172-1797958
Programme BLACK AFRICAN CONFERENCE
La Conférence à la mémoire de Oury Jalloh se tiendra cette année le 06 Janvier 200 de 12:00 Uhr à 22:00 Uhr au Beat Club in Dessau (à côté de la gare centrale de Dessau.
Un programe culturel est prévu à la fin de la conférence.
Des délégué d’organisations africaines comme Afrika-Rat, African People Convention -APC, The VOICE Refugee Forum, African Refugee Initiative, Afrikainitiative and Nigerian and Friends Association – NAFA et d’autre activistes de la communauté prendront part à la conférence..
Programme:
11.00 : Conférence de Presse
12:30 –Discours de bienvenu et présentation de la Campagne Oury Jalloh par
African Refugee Initiative Dessau (Initiative des réfugiés africains de Dessau)
13.00 – Rapport des Avocats des victimes.
14: 30 Pause
15:30 - Contributions sur de „African Family Campaign“, Campagne des familles africaines contre la violence policière et la Campagne pour la justice et dignité africaines.
17:00
Migration forcé et la forterese Europe
Die afrikanische (Zwangs-) Migration und die deutsche Festung Europa:
-Perspective communes et combats politiques:
Document commun entre les différents organisation sur les formes de coopération actuelles et à venir et la participation aux Cérémonies de Souvenir en hommage aux victimes de la violence policiére et des meutres dus au racisme institutionnel.
18 - Exigences et futures activités du „Black African Community Conference“
African Community Conference.
20:00hour:
Programm culturel
Lundi, 07.01.2008, 13.00 h: Manifestation à Dessau (Départ: Dessau- Hauptbahnhof)
Tous ces programmes sont organisés par coordonés par die Black African Conference 2008 - Dessau et différentes organisations de la communauté africaine d’Allemagne.
Contact.
Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
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ENGLISH:
Protocol of the meeting in (06.01.2007):
AFRICA COMMUNITY CONFERENCE DESSAU - RACIST POLICE KILLINGS AND CRIMINALISATION OF AFRICANS https://thevoiceforum.org/node/667
-Information in Deutsch, English and French
Oury Jalloh: Afrikanischen Community-Konferenz in Dessau (06.01.2007)
https://thevoiceforum.org/Afrikanischen_Dessau https://thevoiceforum.org/node/427
-Oury Jalloh: Forderungen der Schwarzen Gemeinschaft Deutschlands https://thevoiceforum.org/BLACK_COMMUNITY_DEMANDS
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2. Black African Conference in Dessau
Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Blacks 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 black people. An example is the case of Oury Jalloh who was killed in the police cell in Dessau.
Three years ago Oury Jalloh 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, no one rescued Oury Jalloh. On the contrary, the sound of the alarm was reduced and Oury Jalloh burnt to death.
The African community holds very strong that the police of Dessau killed Oury Jalloh. 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 tragic that the police and the courts are not functioning as
expected. They indulge in very slow procedures when investigations on criminal acts committed against an African or black a black person are carried out. They play the role of portraying Africans and blacks as criminals in 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 experienced when 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. Africans are verbally and physically attacked on the streets.
The most recent victims of Police and racially motivated killings are cases like that of Oury Jalloh (Dessau), Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) und Amadeos Antonio (Dessau), just to name a few.
Our Demands.
1. The immediate change of the charges (failure of assistance) to murder charges, after having observed during the trial that alternatively one, two or no lighters were involved and knowing that a videotape of the police that was recorded after the murder in the cell has gone missing. The numerous lies by the police and the delay of the process by the judiciary and the many other open questions confirm our demand.
2. The immediate dismissal of the former chief of the police Dessau, Police Director Gerald Kohl, who has been transferred to Köthen, the police president Brigitte Scherber-Schmitt, who was formerly responsible in the police department of Dessau and who since 1st September 2007, has been transferred to the interior ministry of Sachsen-Anhalt and also all the police officers involved. Due to the investigations we are convinced that it was organised murder.
3. The compensation for the family of Oury Jalloh, especially the guarantee of an education for his child that entails and reflects his African roots.
4. An end of all racist police controls against black people and the re-opening of the cases Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and of all other victims of police murder whose investigation files have already been closed.
5. Justice for the African victims of institutionalised racisms and for the victims of police brutality.
6. The acknowledgement of the existence of and denouncement of racism against black people in Germany as a crime, and the incorporation of compensation of black victims of racism into the National Action Plan for the fight against racism (NAP); and an independent commission for the investigation of the cases of Oury Jalloh, Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and for all victims of racist motivated treatments and killings by the authorities.
The events are coordinated by The 2nd African Community Conference-Dessau with the participation of African-Black Community.
For the necessary critical judicial exactness, openness and consequences – strong public pressure is needed now!
Hoping for positive reactions we remain in solidarity.
For the Black African Conference
Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
Kontakt:
Moctar Kamara:
0172-1797958
Programme BLACK AFRICAN CONFERENCE*
The African Conference in Memory of Oury Jalloh this year will take place on 6th January 2007 from 12 h till 22 h in Beat Club in Dessau (next to main station)
There will be a cultural programme after the conference
Delegates from African Organisations like Africa-Rat, African People Convention -APC, The VOICE Refugee Forum, African Refugee Initiative, Afrikanische Initiative (African Initiative) and Nigerian and Friends Association (NAFA) as well as Activists of the African Community will participate.
11.00 hours: Press Conference
12:30 – Welcome speech and presentation of the campaign for Oury Jalloh by the African Refugee Initiative Dessau
13.00 hrs – Presentation of the reports of the Lawyers of Black victims
14: 30 hrs: Break
15:30 hrs - Presentation and contributions to the proposed African-Family-Campaign for the victims of police brutality and murders committed by the police and the Campaign for justice and dignity for Africa
17:00 hrs - Die African (forced) migration and the German Fortress Europe
18:00 hrs - Common perspectives of our political struggle („Memorandum of
Understanding“ between the groups and organisations for actual and future cooperation and for the participation in memorial ceremonies for all victims of police murder and deaths caused by state racism.
20:00 - The challenges, demands and future activities of the Black African Community Conference
Monday, the 7th January 2008, 13:00:
Demonstration in Dessau (Starting point: Main train Station in Dessau)
The programme is co-ordinated by the Black African Conference 2008 in Dessau with participation of different groups of the Black African Community.
Contact: Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
*Die Black African Conference is a network of Black African Organisations and Activists in Germany
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-Deutsch:
Pressemitteilung Black African Conference in Dessau (06.01.2008) https://thevoiceforum.org/node/664
-Information in Deutsch, English and French
Oury Jalloh: Afrikanischen Community-Konferenz in Dessau (06.01.2007)
https://thevoiceforum.org/Afrikanischen_Dessau https://thevoiceforum.org/node/427
-Oury Jalloh: Forderungen der Schwarzen Gemeinschaft Deutschlands https://thevoiceforum.org/BLACK_COMMUNITY_DEMANDS
2. Black African Conference in Dessau
Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Blacks 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 black people. An example is the case of Oury Jalloh who was killed in the police cell in Dessau.
Three years ago Oury Jalloh 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, no one rescued Oury Jalloh. On the contrary, the sound of the alarm was reduced and Oury Jalloh burnt to death.
The African community holds very strong that the police of Dessau killed Oury Jalloh. 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 tragic that the police and the courts are not functioning as
expected. They indulge in very slow procedures when investigations on criminal acts committed against an African or black a black person are carried out. They play the role of portraying Africans and blacks as criminals in 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 experienced when 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. Africans are verbally and physically attacked on the streets.
The most recent victims of Police and racially motivated killings are cases like that of Oury Jalloh (Dessau), Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) und Amadeos Antonio (Dessau), just to name a few.
Our Demands.
7. The immediate change of the charges (failure of assistance) to murder charges, after having observed during the trial that alternatively one, two or no lighters were involved and knowing that a videotape of the police that was recorded after the murder in the cell has gone missing. The numerous lies by the police and the delay of the process by the judiciary and the many other open questions confirm our demand.
8. The immediate dismissal of the former chief of the police Dessau, Police Director Gerald Kohl, who has been transferred to Köthen, the police president Brigitte Scherber-Schmitt, who was formerly responsible in the police department of Dessau and who since 1st September 2007, has been transferred to the interior ministry of Sachsen-Anhalt and also all the police officers involved. Due to the investigations we are convinced that it was organised murder.
9. The compensation for the family of Oury Jalloh, especially the guarantee of an education for his child that entails and reflects his African roots.
10. An end of all racist police controls against black people and the re-opening of the cases Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and of all other victims of police murder whose investigation files have already been closed.
11. Justice for the African victims of institutionalised racisms and for the victims of police brutality.
12. The acknowledgement of the existence of and denouncement of racism against black people in Germany as a crime, and the incorporation of compensation of black victims of racism into the National Action Plan for the fight against racism (NAP); and an independent commission for the investigation of the cases of Oury Jalloh, Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and for all victims of racist motivated treatments and killings by the authorities.
The events are coordinated by The 2nd African Community Conference-Dessau with the participation of African-Black Community.
For the necessary critical judicial exactness, openness and consequences – strong public pressure is needed now!
Hoping for positive reactions we remain in solidarity.
For the Black African Conference
Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
Kontakt:
Moctar Kamara:
0172-1797958
Programme BLACK AFRICAN CONFERENCE*
The African Conference in Memory of Oury Jalloh this year will take place on 6th January 2007 from 12 h till 22 h in Beat Club in Dessau (next to main station)
There will be a cultural programme after the conference
Delegates from African Organisations like Africa-Rat, African People Convention -APC, The VOICE Refugee Forum, African Refugee Initiative, Afrikanische Initiative (African Initiative) and Nigerian and Friends Association (NAFA) as well as Activists of the African Community will participate.
11.00 hours: Press Conference
12:30 – Welcome speech and presentation of the campaign for Oury Jalloh by the African Refugee Initiative Dessau
13.00 hrs – Presentation of the reports of the Lawyers of Black victims
14: 30 hrs: Break
15:30 hrs - Presentation and contributions to the proposed African-Family-Campaign for the victims of police brutality and murders committed by the police and the Campaign for justice and dignity for Africa
17:00 hrs - Die African (forced) migration and the German Fortress Europe
18:00 hrs - Common perspectives of our political struggle („Memorandum of
Understanding“ between the groups and organisations for actual and future cooperation and for the participation in memorial ceremonies for all victims of police murder and deaths caused by state racism.
20:00 - The challenges, demands and future activities of the Black African Community Conference
Monday, the 7th January 2008, 13:00:
Demonstration in Dessau (Starting point: Main train Station in Dessau)
The programme is co-ordinated by the Black African Conference 2008 in Dessau with participation of different groups of the Black African Community.
Contact: Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
*Die Black African Conference is a network of Black African Organisations and Activists in Germany
2. Black African Conference in Dessau
Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Blacks 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 black people. An example is the case of Oury Jalloh who was killed in the police cell in Dessau.
Three years ago Oury Jalloh 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, no one rescued Oury Jalloh. On the contrary, the sound of the alarm was reduced and Oury Jalloh burnt to death.
The African community holds very strong that the police of Dessau killed Oury Jalloh. 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 tragic that the police and the courts are not functioning as
expected. They indulge in very slow procedures when investigations on criminal acts committed against an African or black a black person are carried out. They play the role of portraying Africans and blacks as criminals in 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 experienced when 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. Africans are verbally and physically attacked on the streets.
The most recent victims of Police and racially motivated killings are cases like that of Oury Jalloh (Dessau), Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) und Amadeos Antonio (Dessau), just to name a few.
Our Demands.
13. The immediate change of the charges (failure of assistance) to murder charges, after having observed during the trial that alternatively one, two or no lighters were involved and knowing that a videotape of the police that was recorded after the murder in the cell has gone missing. The numerous lies by the police and the delay of the process by the judiciary and the many other open questions confirm our demand.
14. The immediate dismissal of the former chief of the police Dessau, Police Director Gerald Kohl, who has been transferred to Köthen, the police president Brigitte Scherber-Schmitt, who was formerly responsible in the police department of Dessau and who since 1st September 2007, has been transferred to the interior ministry of Sachsen-Anhalt and also all the police officers involved. Due to the investigations we are convinced that it was organised murder.
15. The compensation for the family of Oury Jalloh, especially the guarantee of an education for his child that entails and reflects his African roots.
16. An end of all racist police controls against black people and the re-opening of the cases Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and of all other victims of police murder whose investigation files have already been closed.
17. Justice for the African victims of institutionalised racisms and for the victims of police brutality.
18. The acknowledgement of the existence of and denouncement of racism against black people in Germany as a crime, and the incorporation of compensation of black victims of racism into the National Action Plan for the fight against racism (NAP); and an independent commission for the investigation of the cases of Oury Jalloh, Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and for all victims of racist motivated treatments and killings by the authorities.
The events are coordinated by The 2nd African Community Conference-Dessau with the participation of African-Black Community.
For the necessary critical judicial exactness, openness and consequences – strong public pressure is needed now!
Hoping for positive reactions we remain in solidarity.
For the Black African Conference
Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
Kontakt:
Moctar Kamara:
0172-1797958
Programme BLACK AFRICAN CONFERENCE*
The African Conference in Memory of Oury Jalloh this year will take place on 6th January 2007 from 12 h till 22 h in Beat Club in Dessau (next to main station)
There will be a cultural programme after the conference
Delegates from African Organisations like Africa-Rat, African People Convention -APC, The VOICE Refugee Forum, African Refugee Initiative, Afrikanische Initiative (African Initiative) and Nigerian and Friends Association (NAFA) as well as Activists of the African Community will participate.
11.00 hours: Press Conference
12:30 – Welcome speech and presentation of the campaign for Oury Jalloh by the African Refugee Initiative Dessau
13.00 hrs – Presentation of the reports of the Lawyers of Black victims
14: 30 hrs: Break
15:30 hrs - Presentation and contributions to the proposed African-Family-Campaign for the victims of police brutality and murders committed by the police and the Campaign for justice and dignity for Africa
17:00 hrs - Die African (forced) migration and the German Fortress Europe
18:00 hrs - Common perspectives of our political struggle („Memorandum of
Understanding“ between the groups and organisations for actual and future cooperation and for the participation in memorial ceremonies for all victims of police murder and deaths caused by state racism.
20:00 - The challenges, demands and future activities of the Black African Community Conference
Monday, the 7th January 2008, 13:00:
Demonstration in Dessau (Starting point: Main train Station in Dessau)
The programme is co-ordinated by the Black African Conference 2008 in Dessau with participation of different groups of the Black African Community.
Contact: Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
*Die Black African Conference is a network of Black African Organisations and Activists in Germany
2. Black African Conference in Dessau
Racist Police Killings and Criminalisation of Africans and Blacks 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 black people. An example is the case of Oury Jalloh who was killed in the police cell in Dessau.
Three years ago Oury Jalloh 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, no one rescued Oury Jalloh. On the contrary, the sound of the alarm was reduced and Oury Jalloh burnt to death.
The African community holds very strong that the police of Dessau killed Oury Jalloh. 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 tragic that the police and the courts are not functioning as
expected. They indulge in very slow procedures when investigations on criminal acts committed against an African or black a black person are carried out. They play the role of portraying Africans and blacks as criminals in 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 experienced when 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. Africans are verbally and physically attacked on the streets.
The most recent victims of Police and racially motivated killings are cases like that of Oury Jalloh (Dessau), Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg), Amir Ageeb (München), Kola Bankole (Frankfurt), Alberto Adriano (Dessau) und Amadeos Antonio (Dessau), just to name a few.
Our Demands.
1. The immediate change of the charges (failure of assistance) to murder charges, after having observed during the trial that alternatively one, two or no lighters were involved and knowing that a videotape of the police that was recorded after the murder in the cell has gone missing. The numerous lies by the police and the delay of the process by the judiciary and the many other open questions confirm our demand.
2. The immediate dismissal of the former chief of the police Dessau, Police Director Gerald Kohl, who has been transferred to Köthen, the police president Brigitte Scherber-Schmitt, who was formerly responsible in the police department of Dessau and who since 1st September 2007, has been transferred to the interior ministry of Sachsen-Anhalt and also all the police officers involved. Due to the investigations we are convinced that it was organised murder.
3. The compensation for the family of Oury Jalloh, especially the guarantee of an education for his child that entails and reflects his African roots.
4. An end of all racist police controls against black people and the re-opening of the cases Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and of all other victims of police murder whose investigation files have already been closed.
5. Justice for the African victims of institutionalised racisms and for the victims of police brutality.
24. The acknowledgement of the existence of and denouncement of racism against black people in Germany as a crime, and the incorporation of compensation of black victims of racism into the National Action Plan for the fight against racism (NAP); and an independent commission for the investigation of the cases of Oury Jalloh, Dominique Kouamadio (Dortmund), Laye-Alama Condé (Bremen), John Achidi (Hamburg), N'deye Mareame Sarr (Aschaffenburg) and for all victims of racist motivated treatments and killings by the authorities.
The events are coordinated by The 2nd African Community Conference-Dessau with the participation of African-Black Community.
For the necessary critical judicial exactness, openness and consequences – strong public pressure is needed now!
Hoping for positive reactions we remain in solidarity.
For the Black African Conference
Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
Kontakt:
Moctar Kamara:
0172-1797958
Programme BLACK AFRICAN CONFERENCE*
The African Conference in Memory of Oury Jalloh this year will take place on 6th January 2007 from 12 h till 22 h in Beat Club in Dessau (next to main station)
There will be a cultural programme after the conference
Delegates from African Organisations like Africa-Rat, African People Convention -APC, The VOICE Refugee Forum, African Refugee Initiative, Afrikanische Initiative (African Initiative) and Nigerian and Friends Association (NAFA) as well as Activists of the African Community will participate.
11.00 hours: Press Conference
12:30 – Welcome speech and presentation of the campaign for Oury Jalloh by the African Refugee Initiative Dessau
13.00 hrs – Presentation of the reports of the Lawyers of Black victims
14: 30 hrs: Break
15:30 hrs - Presentation and contributions to the proposed African-Family-Campaign for the victims of police brutality and murders committed by the police and the Campaign for justice and dignity for Africa
17:00 hrs - Die African (forced) migration and the German Fortress Europe
18:00 hrs - Common perspectives of our political struggle („Memorandum of Understanding“ between the groups and organisations for actual and future cooperation and for the participation in memorial ceremonies for all victims of police murder and deaths caused by state racism.
20:00 - The challenges, demands and future activities of the Black African Community Conference
Monday, the 7th January 2008, 13:00:
Demonstration in Dessau (Starting point: Main train Station in Dessau)
The programme is co-ordinated by the Black African Conference 2008 in Dessau with participation of different groups of the Black African Community.
Contact: Mouctar Bah
+49-160-957-96679
*Die Black African Conference is a network of Black African Organisations and Activists in Germany