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Petition JUSTICE for Valérie Iyobor – Anklage erheben!

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Gerechtigkeit für Valérie Iyobor

Bitte unterschreiben auch Sie unsere Petition auf Change.org: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-val%C3%A9rie-iyobor-anklage-erheben

Rechenschaftspflicht für medizinische Fahrlässigkeit gegenüber Menschen Afrikanischer Herkunft in einem ordentlichen Gerichtsverfahren

Am 21. März 2022 starb die 7-jährige Valérie Iyobor in Uelzen, Deutschland, an einem akuten Blinddarmdurchbruch. Ein vermeidbarer Tod, verursacht durch medizinische Fahrlässigkeit im MVZ Hammersteinplatz. Valérie litt unter starken Bauchschmerzen, die klare Anzeichen einer Blinddarmentzündung waren. Statt die notwendigen medizinischen Differentialdiagnosetests wie Temperaturmessungen in Achselhöhle und rektal, Blutuntersuchung der Entzündungsparameter oder einen Ultraschall durchzuführen bzw. Valérie hierzu in ein Krankenhaus zu überweisen, empfahl die Kinderärztin ihrer Mutter lediglich, Valérie Wasser und Bananen zu geben. Am Abend desselben Tages starb Valérie qualvoll an einem Blinddarmdurchbruch – einer chirurgisch behandelbaren Erkrankung, wenn sie denn rechtzeitig erkannt worden wäre.

Dieser Fall zeigt, wie ein weit verbreiteter institutioneller Rassismus im Gesundheitswesen fatale Folgen haben kann. Die Familie von Valérie ist überzeugt, dass ihre Symptome auch aufgrund ihrer Hautfarbe nicht ernst genommen wurden – ein weiteres tragisches Beispiel dafür, dass rassistische Stereotype und Vorurteile, mit denen Schwarze Patient*innen in Deutschlands Gesundheitssystem nur allzu oft konfrontiert werden, letztlich auch tödliche Folgen haben … 

(Materialsammlung Rassismus in der Medizin: https://blackcommunityhamburg.blackblogs.org/rassismus-in-der-medizin/)

Zu allem Überfluss hat die Staatsanwaltschaft Lüneburg das Ermittlungsverfahren gegen die verantwortliche Kinderärztin in enger Zusammenarbeit mit deren anwaltlichen Vertretung im August 2024 einfach eingestellt, sodass ihre Familie bisher ohne Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit geblieben ist. 

In der Einstellungsverfügung konstruiert der zuständige Staatsanwalt der Kinderärztin einen strafrechtlich angeblich nicht vorwerfbaren „Diagnosefehler“. Dabei lässt er vollständig unberücksichtigt, dass es bereits an der notwendigen Sorgfalt und Umfänglichkeit bei der Befunderhebung mangelte, um überhaupt eine nachvollziehbare Differentialdiagnose stellen zu können. Dies belegt auch die auffällig mangelhafte Befunddokumentation am Tag der Behandlung, die erst nach der Mitteilung des Todes von Valérie noch nachträglich ergänzt wurde. Trotzdem fehlt in dieser Dokumentation insgesamt eine relevante – auch eine angeblich falsche – Diagnosestellung! 

Je öfter tödliche ärztliche Sorgfaltspflichtverletzungen ohne rechtsstaatliche Konsequenzen bleiben, desto mehr Patient*innen werden ihnen zwangsläufig zum Opfer fallen, wenn sie von öffentlicher Strafverfolgung strukturell geschützt werden.

Diese Petition fordert:

  1. Die Wiedereröffnung des Falls Valérie Iyobor, um die Versäumnisse im MVZ Hammersteinplatz und die medizinische Fahrlässigkeit, die zu ihrem Tod führte, vollständig gerichtlich aufzuklären.
  2. Rechenschaftspflicht für das MVZ und die verantwortliche Kinderärztin, die Valérie nicht angemessen untersucht und behandelt hat.
  3. Dringende Reformen im deutschen Gesundheitssystem, um rassistischen Stereotypen und Vorurteilen entgegenzutreten und sicherzustellen, dass alle Patient*innen gleichwertig und angemessen behandelt werden.

Wir dürfen dieses Unrecht nicht einfach so hinnehmen! 

Valérie’s Tod muss zu Verantwortlichkeit und systemischen Veränderungen im Gesundheitswesen führen! 

Bitte unterschreiben Sie diese Petition, um Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit für Valérie Iyobor zu fordern und sicherzustellen, dass möglichst kein weiteres Kind aufgrund von medizinischer Vernachlässigung – und erst recht nicht im Zusammenhang mit rassistisch konnotierten Vorurteilen sterben muss.

Jetzt unterschreiben und Valéries Familie im Kampf für Gerechtigkeit unterstützen!

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Justice for Valérie Iyobor

Please support our Petition at Change.org for proper litigation: https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-val%C3%A9rie-iyobor-anklage-erheben

Accountability for medical negligence against people of African descent in due litigation procedures

On March 21, 2022, 7-year-old Valérie Iyobor died in Uelzen, Germany, of an acute ruptured appendix. An avoidable death caused by medical negligence at the MVZ Hammersteinplatz. Valérie suffered from severe abdominal pain, which were a clear sign of highly likely appendicitis. Instead of performing the necessary medical differential diagnostic tests such as temperature measurements in the armpit and rectum, blood tests for inflammatory parameters or an ultrasound, or alternatively referring Valérie to a hospital for these purposes, the pediatrician simply recommended that her mother should give water and bananas to Valérie. On the evening of the same day, Valérie died painfully from a ruptured appendix – a surgically treatable condition if it had been taken responsibly into account and thus detected in time.

This case demonstrates once again, how widespread institutional racism in the healthcare system can have fatal consequences. Valérie’s family is convinced that her symptoms were not taken seriously because of her skin color – another tragic example of how racist stereotypes and prejudices, that Black patients are all too often confronted with in Germany’s healthcare system, can ultimately cause fatal consequences … 

(Collection of materials on racism in medicine in Germany: https://blackcommunityhamburg.blackblogs.org/rassismus-in-der-medizin/)

To make matters worse, the Lüneburg public prosecutor’s office, in close cooperation with legal representation of the responsible pediatrician, simply closed the investigation in August 2024, leaving her family without any clarification or justice.

In his order to discontinue investigation, the public prosecutor in charge fabricated a so called „diagnostic error“ for the responsible pediatrician, to which she is allegedly not criminally impeachable. In doing so, he completely ignored the fact that the necessary care and comprehensiveness in the assessment of findings was lacking any base as to establish an orderly differential diagnosis. These circumstances are furthermore demonstrated by the noticeably inadequate documentation of the findings on the day of treatment, with more notes only subsequently added to it the following day, after the notification of Valérie’s death to her. Nevertheless, this documentation is still missing any relevant – including any allegedly incorrect – diagnosis!

The more often fatal medical breaches of duty and care go unpunished, the more patients will inevitably fall victim to them if they are even structurally protected by the public prosecution offices.

This petition demands:

  1. The reopening of the Valérie Iyobor case in order to fully investigate the failures at the Hammersteinplatz MVZ and the medical negligence that led to her death.
  2. Accountability for the MVZ and the responsible pediatrician who did neither adequately examine nor treat Valérie.
  3. Urgent reforms in the German healthcare system to counter racist stereotypes and prejudices as to ensure that all patients are treated equally and appropriately.

We cannot simply accept this injustice! 

Valérie’s death must lead to accountability and systemic changes in our healthcare system!

Please sign this petition to demand clarification and justice for Valérie Iyobor and to ensure that no other child has to die as a result of medical neglect – and certainly not in connection with racially annotated prejudice.

Rest in Peace William Chedjou Noubissi

Confronting Anti-Black Violence and Racism in Germany

Black Community Coalition for Justice & Self-Defence

William Chedjou Noubissi

On July 11, 2024, we tragically and brutally lost our brother William Chedjou Noubissi — a son, husband, father of two, and friend — due to a hateful and toxic act of violence in Berlin Gesundbrunnen. The incredibly banal reason was a dispute over a parking space!

Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the bereaved family and friends who now carry the burden of this incomprehensible and inhuman killing. The killer, a racialized person, coldbloodedly stabbed an unarmed Black man to death out of base motives. Not only did the killer commit this heinous act, but neither he nor his family called the ambulance or assisted William by any human means — instead, they even tried to escape from the crime scene. This blatant violence strongly illustrates that in the racist hierarchy, the lives of people of African descent are often considered the lowest.

Brother Chedjou Noubissi was mercilessly killed in an unprovoked and savage attack. Despite this, there is an unsettling silence from state authorities, politicians, the media, and even anti-racist organizations. This silence actively contributes to the racist violence that is ingrained in this society. What reasons could these influential groups have to remain silent after the murder of an innocent Black man? Their silence not only allows but strengthens the ongoing systemic discrimination and violence against Black individuals, making them complicit in these injustices. Furthermore, the media’s depiction of William merely as „Der Pizzafahrer“ (The Pizza Delivery Man) rather than acknowledging him as a human being — a dedicated father who worked tirelessly and paid taxes, contributing meaningfully to our society — reveals a deep-seated contempt and dehumanization. Such disregard underscores a harsh reality within the racist hierarchy: the lives of Black people are too often undervalued.

When we talk of justice, it is not only about prison sentences for the perpetrators. True justice encompasses restorative and transformative processes that promote healing and reconciliation for the surviving families and children. It means transparency in investigations, accountability for all involved, and systemic changes that address the root causes of anti-Black racism and violence. It means creating a society where Black lives are valued and protected, and where the systems that perpetuate discrimination and violence are dismantled. It means ensuring that the families of victims receive support, that communities are empowered, and that future generations can live without fear of violence and discrimination.

Black people face severe punishment and harsh sentences for minor offenses. We must address violent crimes equally, regardless of race. Crime is crime, and perpetrators must be held accountable without impunity.

We condemn the repressive attitude of the Berlin police against the mourning of traumatized human beings and the self-organized protest of concerned Black people on the evening of the killing at Böttgerstraße in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen, which were followed by stereotypical media reports as well as social media posts and comments. Sensitivity and respect were needed instead of self-centered attitudes of domination and harassment by the police and journalists.

For us as People of African Descent, it’s troubling but not surprising that anti-Black racism, deeply ingrained in our society, is often dismissed or ignored. This form of racism is a pervasive issue across all social levels and aspects of life, yet its presence and impact are frequently denied. Additionally, anti-Black racism permeates various societal structures and is not confined to the ideology of White supremacy alone. It is a global form of discrimination rooted in historical injustices of slavery and colonialism, subsequently continuing with neo-colonial exploitation and everyday implicit biases and institutional practices.

We have to address these issues. The construct of racism has been perpetuated to this day by systemically deploying a privilege hierarchy ladder that devalues Black lives most. This entrenched system ensures that anti-Black violence remains deeply embedded in societal structures, influencing how Black individuals are perceived and consequently treated.

We call for transparency from the authorities in Berlin to enforce swift clarification and prosecution into all aspects of the case — also including the time frame for the ambulance to arrive for professional medical care.

Anti-Black violence extends beyond mere acts of physical or psychological violence against Black individuals — it encompasses systemic failures including careless denial, inadequate prosecution, insufficient litigation due to the absence of a proper categorization of anti-Black racism as a distinct crime. This cycle of impunity is starkly illustrated by cases such as Lamine Touré in 2024, Mouhamed Dramé in 2022, Valerie Iyobor also in 2022, Daniel Enoghama in 2022, Tonou Mbobda in 2019, Rita Ojunge in 2019, Christy Schwundeck in 2011, Oury Jalloh in 2005 and too many more. Even when some perpetrators were clearly identified, there has still been no adequate sentencing. The silence in the media and politics highlights a fundamental root cause and manifestation of contempt and ignorance that must be tackled and changed once and for all.

Recognition and Comprehensive Legal Protection in Germany:

We call for the recognition of historical and contemporary anti-Black violence and racism at a level equivalent to the acknowledgment of the Holocaust. This involves enacting comprehensive legal protections that explicitly target and punish anti-Black racism and violence. This includes hate crime legislation that acknowledges the specific nature of anti-Black violence, ensuring severe penalties for perpetrators. Implement systemic changes to address institutional racism. This involves reviewing and reforming practices in law enforcement, healthcare, education, and other sectors of administration to ensure they do not perpetuate racial discrimination or violence against People of African Descent. Establishment of robust support systems for victims of anti-Black racism and violence, including legal aid, counseling, and financial support. These measures should ensure that victims receive justice and that their well-being is prioritized in that course and hold individuals and institutions accountable for perpetuating racism and violence. If should also contain to ensure that those who commit acts of anti-Black violence or discrimination not only face legal consequences but that organizations involved have to implement and enforce anti-racism policies. We must hold the perpetraitors and killers accountable, including everyone who helps them cover up. Every single person in that chain of violence shall be assured of mandatory consequences with no deceptive excuses.

We also call for the swift repatriation of William’s remains to his homeland, allowing his family to grieve and honor him according to their traditions. This act of respect and dignity is the least we can do for a man who gave so much to his community. Additionally, we call for the amplification of efforts to highlight historical anti-Black crimes and the significant contributions of Black people and African countries to the development, prosperity, progress and civilization of Europe and the world in frameworks of basic and general education and media. This will be essential to counteract the widespread stereotypical biases against Black and African people effectively.

We continue to call for statistical data evaluations on the extent of anti-Black assaults and discriminatory incidents in Berlin and Germany, as well as evaluations of anti-discrimination measures to protect the rights and dignity of Black people. Rather than implementing racial profiling measures that disproportionately target Black individuals in public spaces, we call for increased safety measures and legislation to protect Black people who face violent attacks at disproportionate rates.

Furthermore, we demand that funds shall be reallocated from policing budgets to Black-led community initiatives. It is time to invest in programs that uplift and empower our communities rather than perpetuate cycles of violence and oppression.

As we channel our grief into a force for change, we will ensure that William’s death is not in vain by continuing our relentless pursuit of justice — not only in this case but for all Black lives that have been affected by similar tragedies.

We must organize and fight against impunity and the systems that perpetuate violence against us. It is time for every person of African descent to stand up and speak out for justice. In solidarity, we stand committed to the struggle for dignity and justice for William Chedjou Noubissi.

We will organize, we will not falter and we will ensure justice for every Black life, here in Germany and around the world.

We thank our communities that have swiftly and efficiently organized a crisis response and intervention to support the family, especially William’s two little children and their mother. Your efforts are a testament to our strength and unity in times of need. We call on our Black communities in Germany to continue to organize support for and show solidarity with the family of William Chedjou Noubissi in this time of mourning and grief. Nobody will take care of our issues if we are not capable of doing so ourselves in unity. Spread the word of the criminal killing, keep up honoring his memory, donate to the GoFundMe campaign, and promote others to do so as well.

Rest in peace, William.

Your community remembers you, honors you, and will tirelessly seek justice for you.

Your life mattered, and we will continue to fight to ensure the world knows and acts on this truth.

Africa and Beyond: Our Struggles for Liberation and Justice (en-de-fr)

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AFRICA UNITY WEEK 2024

Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 5:00 pm

Opening panel on the topic

Africa and Beyond: Our Struggles for Liberation and Justice”

Contributions and discussion about the history, achievements and impact of African liberation movements There can be no liberation without collective and global efforts and a shared understanding of our anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles.

Panel / Contributions:

Moderation: Sipua Ngnoubamdjum & Dr. Aissa Halidou

Translation: Marianne Ballé Moudoumbou

Dr. Malusi Mncube – University of Johannesburg (Political Science Department)

Prof. Kehinde Andrews – requested – Birmingham City University (Black Studies)

Prof. Hakim Adi – University of Chichester (History of Africa and the African Diaspora)

Ayreen Anastas (Occupied Palestine)and Rene Gabri (Iran)– New York (artists/activists in exile)

Nataly Jung-Hwa Han – Prominent Activist and Chairwomwn of the Korea Verband Deutschland

(Online registration required: info@blackcommunitycoalition.de)

Dr. Malusi Mncube is a respected activist and scholar of Politics from the University of Johannesburg. His contributions will focus on the enduring impact of Pan-Africanism and anti-colonial movements, highlighting the role of radical activism in addressing both historical and contemporary injustices across Africa. His insights will also bridge discussions on the interconnectedness of African liberation movements with global struggles, emphasizing the critical role of international solidarity

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Prof. Kehinde Andrews, is a Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, where he established the first Black Studies program in Europe. A leading figure in discussions on racial politics and Black radicalism, his work critically addresses the global dynamics of race, class, and power, emphasizing anti-colonial and anti-imperial struggles. His insights into the transnational movements for Black liberation make him a vital contributor to dialogues on liberation across Africa and its diaspora. He is co-founder of the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity.

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Prof. Hakim Adi, is a Professor of the History of Africa and the African Diaspora, holds the distinction of being the first historian of African heritage to become a history professor in Britain. His extensive scholarship covers the Pan-African movement and the experiences of African and Caribbean communities in the UK, offering a profound understanding of the historical and ongoing struggles for liberation that connect Africa to the global Black diaspora.

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Ayreen Anastas is from Occupied Palestine. Rene Gabri is from Iran.

In their work as artists and collectively with friends, they are interested in creating spaces and contexts for bringing together fields of study and struggle. From 1999 to 2015, they have animated with many comrades, an intergenerational, diasporic political and cultural space located just below Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. 16 Beaver (the address of the space) has been a movement and learning space for rethinking, revitalizing the terms and means of struggle in the face of ongoing imperial, colonial, racial, patriarchal, capitalist extraction, dispossession, destruction, displacement, legalized mass violence and criminality. In the context of African liberation and Palestine, they are developing with friends a grammar for what could become a movement, a coalition to overcome “genocidal-denialist futurity.”

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Nataly Jung-Hwa Han, an activist with the Korea Verband in Berlin, will draw parallels between Korean and African liberation movements. She will address the struggle for liberation from Japanese colonialism, the legacy of comfort women, and how gender disparities interconnect with these struggles.

Nataly will explore the historical trauma of colonization and its impacts, linking them to African experiences. She will highlight cross-cultural solidarity and the importance of education and diaspora activism in sustaining liberation movements. Her perspective underscores the universal fight for justice and equality.

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WOCHE DER AFRIKANISCHEN EINHEIT 2024

Samstag, 18. Mai 2024 | 17:00 Uhr

Eröffnungspanel zum Thema

Afrika und darüber hinaus: Unsere Kämpfe für Befreiung und Gerechtigkeit“

Beiträge und Diskussion über die Geschichte, Errungenschaften und Auswirkungen Afrikanischen Befreiungsbewegungen

Ohne kollektive und globale Anstrengungen und einem gemeinsamen Verständnis unserer antikolonialen und anti-imperialistischen Kämpfe kann es keine Befreiung geben.

Panel / Beiträge:

Moderation: Sipua Ngnoubamdjum & Dr. Aissa Halidou

Übersetzung: Marianne Ballé Moudoumbou

Dr. Malusi Mncube– Politikwissenschaftler University of Johannesburg

Prof. Kehinde Andrews – angefragt – Birmingham City University (Black Studies)

Prof. Hakim Adi – Universität Chichester (Geschichte Afrikas und der Afrikanischen Diaspora)

Ayreen Anastas (Besetztes Palestina) and Rene Gabri (Iran) – New York (Künstler*innen / Aktivist*innen im Exil)

Nataly Jung-Hwa Han – Korea Verband Deutschland (Aktivistin )

(Online-Anmeldung erforderlich: info@blackcommunitycoalition.de)

Dr. Malusi Mncube ist ein angesehener Aktivist und Politikwissenschaftler der Universität Johannesburg. Seine Beiträge werden sich auf die anhaltenden Auswirkungen des Panafrikanismus und der antikolonialen Bewegungen konzentrieren und die Rolle des radikalen Aktivismus bei der Bekämpfung sowohl historischer als auch zeitgenössischer Ungerechtigkeiten in ganz Afrika hervorheben. Seine Erkenntnisse werden auch eine Brücke zu Diskussionen über die Vernetzung afrikanischer Befreiungsbewegungen mit globalen Kämpfen schlagen und die entscheidende Rolle der internationalen Solidarität hervorheben.
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Prof. Kehinde Andrews ist Professor für Black Studies an der Birmingham City University, wo er das erste Black Studies-Programm in Europa etablierte. Als führende Persönlichkeit in Diskussionen über Rassenpolitik und schwarzen Radikalismus setzt er sich in seiner Arbeit kritisch mit der globalen Dynamik von Rasse, Klasse und Macht auseinander und betont dabei antikoloniale und antiimperiale Kämpfe. Seine Einblicke in die transnationalen Bewegungen zur Befreiung der Schwarzen machen ihn zu einem wichtigen Mitwirkenden an Dialogen über die Befreiung in ganz Afrika und seiner Diaspora. Er ist Mitbegründer der Harambee Organization of Black Unity.
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Prof. Hakim Adi ist Professor für die Geschichte Afrikas und der afrikanischen Diaspora und gilt als erster Historiker des afrikanischen Erbes, der in Großbritannien Geschichtsprofessor wurde. Seine umfangreiche Expertise beinhaltet panafrikanische Bewegungen und den Erfahrungen afrikanischer und karibischer Communities im Vereinigten Königreich und bietet ein tiefgreifendes Verständnis der historischen und aktuellen Befreiungskämpfe, die Afrika mit der globalen Schwarzen Diaspora verbinden.
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Ayreen Anastas stammt aus dem besetzten Palästina. Rene Gabri kommt aus dem Iran.
In ihrer Arbeit als Künstler*innen und gemeinsam mit Freunden sind sie daran interessiert, Räume und Kontexte zu schaffen, um Studien- und Kampfinhalte zusammenzubringen. Von 1999 bis 2015 haben sie mit vielen Genossen einen generationsübergreifenden, diasporischen politischen und kulturellen Raum direkt unterhalb der Wall Street in Lower Manhattan belebt. 16 Beaver (die Adresse des Raums) war eine Bewegung und ein Lernraum zum Umdenken und zur Wiederbelebung der Bedingungen und Mittel des Kampfes angesichts der anhaltenden imperialen, kolonialen, rassischen, patriarchalischen, kapitalistischen Enteignung, Enteignung, Zerstörung, Vertreibung und legalisierten Massengewalt und Kriminalität. Im Kontext der afrikanischen Befreiung und Palästinas entwickeln sie mit Freunden eine Syntax für eine neue Bewegung, einer Koalition zur Überwindung der „völkermörderisch-verleugnenden Zukunft“.
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Nataly Jung-Hwa Han, Aktivistin beim Korea Verband in Berlin, wird Parallelen zwischen koreanischen und afrikanischen Befreiungsbewegungen ziehen. Sie wird sich mit dem Kampf um die Befreiung vom japanischen Kolonialismus, dem Erbe der Trostfrauen und der Frage befassen, wie Geschlechterunterschiede mit diesen Kämpfen zusammenhängen.

Nataly wird das historische Trauma der Kolonialisierung und seine Auswirkungen erforschen und sie mit afrikanischen Erfahrungen verknüpfen. Sie wird auch über interkulturelle Solidarität und die Bedeutung von Bildung und Diaspora-Aktivismus für die Aufrechterhaltung von Befreiungsbewegungen sprechen. Ihre Perspektive unterstreicht den universellen Kampf für Gerechtigkeit und Gleichheit.

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SEMAINE DE L’UNITÉ AFRICAINE 2024

Samedi 18 mai 2024 | 17h00

Panel d’ouverture sur le sujet

« L’Afrique et au-delà : nos luttes pour la libération et la justice »

Contributions et discussions sur l’histoire, les réalisations et l’impact des mouvements de libération africains

Il ne peut y avoir de libération sans efforts collectifs et mondiaux et sans une compréhension commune de nos luttes anticoloniales et anti-impérialistes.

Panel / Contributions:

Modération: Sipua Ngnoubamdjum & Dr. Aissa Halidou

Traduction : Marianne Ballé Moudoumbou

Dr. Malusi Mncube – Université de Johannesburg (Département de sciences politiques)

Prof. Kehinde Andrews – demandé – Université de la ville de Birmingham (Études noires)

Prof. Hakim Adi – Université de Chichester (Histoire de l’Afrique et de la diaspora africaine)

Ayreen Anastas (Palestine occupée)et Rene Gabri (L’Iran) – New York (artistes/militants en exil)

Nataly Jung-Hwa Han – Korea Verband Allemagne (traductrice)

(Inscription en ligne requise : info@blackcommunitycoalition.de)

Le Dr. Malusi Mncube est un activiste respecté et un universitaire en politique de l’Université de Johannesburg. Ses contributions se concentreront sur l’impact durable du panafricanisme et des mouvements anticoloniaux, soulignant le rôle de l’activisme radical dans la lutte contre les injustices historiques et contemporaines à travers l’Afrique. Ses idées jetteront également des ponts sur les discussions sur l’interdépendance des mouvements de libération africains avec les luttes mondiales, en mettant l’accent sur le rôle essentiel de la solidarité internationale.
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Le professeur Kehinde Andrews est professeur d’études sur les Noirs à la Birmingham City University, où il a créé le premier programme d’études sur les Noirs en Europe. Figure de proue des discussions sur la politique raciale et le radicalisme noir, son travail aborde de manière critique la dynamique mondiale de la race, de la classe et du pouvoir, en mettant l’accent sur les luttes anticoloniales et anti-impériales. Ses connaissances sur les mouvements transnationaux de libération des Noirs font de lui un contributeur essentiel aux dialogues sur la libération en Afrique et dans sa diaspora. Il est co-fondateur de la Harambee Organization of Black Unity.
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Le professeur Hakim Adi, professeur d’histoire de l’Afrique et de la diaspora africaine, a la distinction d’être le premier historien du patrimoine africain à devenir professeur d’histoire en Grande-Bretagne. Ses vastes recherches couvrent le mouvement panafricain et les expériences des communautés africaines et caribéennes au Royaume-Uni, offrant une compréhension profonde des luttes de libération historiques et en cours qui relient l’Afrique à la diaspora noire mondiale.
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Ayreen Anastas vient de Palestine occupée. René Gabri est originaire d’Iran.
Dans leur travail en tant qu’artistes et collectivement avec leurs amis, ils souhaitent créer des espaces et des contextes permettant de rapprocher les domaines d’étude et de lutte. De 1999 à 2015, ils ont animé avec de nombreux camarades, un espace politique et culturel intergénérationnel, diasporique situé juste en dessous de Wall Street dans le Lower Manhattan. 16 Beaver (l’adresse de l’espace) a été un mouvement et un espace d’apprentissage pour repenser et revitaliser les termes et les moyens de lutte face à l’extraction, la dépossession, la destruction, le déplacement et la légalisation de masse en cours la violence et la criminalité. Dans le contexte de la libération de l’Afrique et de la Palestine, eux et leurs amis développent une syntaxe pour un nouveau mouvement, une coalition pour surmonter le « futur négationniste du génocide ».
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Nataly Jung-Hwa Han, militante du Korea Verband à Berlin, établira des parallèles entre les mouvements de libération coréens et africains. Elle abordera la lutte pour la libération du colonialisme japonais, l’héritage des femmes de réconfort et la manière dont les disparités entre les sexes sont liées à ces luttes.

Nataly explorera le traumatisme historique de la colonisation et ses impacts, en les reliant aux expériences africaines. Elle soulignera la solidarité interculturelle et l’importance de l’éducation et de l’activisme de la diaspora dans le soutien des mouvements de libération. Son point de vue souligne la lutte universelle pour la justice et l’égalité.

AFRICA UNITY WEEK 2024 (en-de-fr)

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HAMBURG

Africa Unity Week has been an annual event since 2011, dedicated to honoring Africa’s rich and unique heritage and focusing on the African diaspora living in Germany. Scheduled from May 18 to May 25, 2024, it culminates in the celebration of African Liberation Day.
Organized by the AKONDA e.V., Black Community Coalition for Justice & Self-Defence, Tschoobe For Freedom, Alafia Africa Festival and others this initiative aims to unite and support all People of African Descent as they celebrate this significant day.

PROGRAM:

Saturday, May 18th 2024 | 5 PM Opening panel on „Africa and Beyond: Liberation & Justice Struggles“ Discussing that there can be no liberation without collective effort and understanding. Hybrid Online-Panel (Online-Registration required for Zoom-Link)

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Sunday, May 19th 2024 | 2 PM Commemoration with Liberation and Healing songs — Orisa songs and Liberation songs fostering spiritual and communal well-being. Registration required (info@blackcommunitycoalition.de) Venue will be shared through registration

Sunday, May 19th 2024 | Malcom X Day Commemoration — worldwide

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Monday, May 20th 2024 | 1 PM Africa Family Day Fest — A day of joy, Story telling, food and family activities to celebrate African heritage. Face2Face (Registration required)

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Tuesday, My 21st 2024 | 6:30 PM Campaign for Justice „Touch One – Touch All“ — Advocacy and solidarity actions focusing on justice and communal support. Touch One -Touch All! Network Hybrid-Online-Panel – Live-Stream at Facebook and Youtube | Audience and screening at B5 Internationales Zentrum

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Wednesday, 22nd 2024 -|- 5 PM Sister’s Circle with Coffee & African Ethnic Food — An afternoon dedicated to empowering conversations over coffee and delightful dishes. Face2Face – AKONDA Cafe Barmbek°Basch (Wohldorfer Str. 30, 22081 Hamburg)

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Thursday, 23rd 2024 | 10 to 10:10 AM Stand in Power: Silent Picket-Protest — 10 minutes of silence in strike at 10 AM to make a powerful statement on social racial issues. Nationwide , Social media Campaign

Film screening INNER CIRCLE – OUTER CIRCLE (de) Documentary by Wilma Nyari (2024) | 7 PM at B5 Internationales Zentrum

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Friday, 24th 2024 | 3 PM Public Townhall Meeting in front of Hamburg City Hall — Open mike, individual cases and discussions about community issues, racial justice, decolonisation and development plans. Rally – Rathausmarkt

SATURDAY, 25th 2024 | 2 PM AFRICA LIBERATION DAY 2024 Rally – Wandsbeker Marktplatz (22041 Hamburg-Wandsbek)

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HAMBURG

Die Africa Unity Week ist seit 2011 eine jährliche Veranstaltung, die sich der Würdigung des reichen und einzigartigen Erbes Afrikas widmet und sich auf die in Deutschland lebende afrikanische Diaspora konzentriert. Die Veranstaltung findet vom 18. bis 25. Mai 2024 statt und findet ihren Höhepunkt in der Feier des Africa Liberation Day. Diese Festwoche wird von AKONDA e.V., Black Community Coalition for Justice & Self-Defence, Tschoobe For Freedom, Alafia Africa Festival und anderen organisiert und zielt darauf ab, alle Menschen afrikanischer Herkunft bei den Feierlichkeiten dieses bedeutenden Tages zu vereinen und zu empowern.

PROGRAMM:

Samstag, 18. Mai 2024 –|– 17:00 Uhr Eröffnungspanel zum Thema „Afrika und darüber hinaus: Unsere Kämpfe für Befreiung und Gerechtigkeit“ Diskussion darüber, dass es ohne kollektive Anstrengungen und ein gemeinsames Verständnis keine Befreiung geben kann. (Online-Anmeldung für Zoom-Link erforderlich)

Sonntag, 19. Mai 2024 | 14:00 Uhr Gedenkfeier mit Liedern der Befreiung und Heilung – Orisa-Lieder und Befreiungslieder zur Förderung des spirituellen und gemeinschaftlichen Wohlbefindens. Anmeldung erforderlich (info@blackcommunitycoalition.de) Der Veranstaltungsort wird durch die Anmeldung bekannt gegeben

Sonntag, 19. Mai 2024 Malcolm X-Tag Erinnerung und Gedenken — weltweit

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Montag, 20. Mai 2024 | 13:00 Uhr Fest zum Tag der Afrikanischen Familie — Ein Tag voller Freude, Geschichtenerzählen, Essen und Familienaktivitäten zur Feier unseres afrikanischen Erbes. Face2Face (Anmeldung erforderlich: info@blackcommunitycoalition.de)

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Dienstag, 21. Mai 2024 | 18:30 Uhr Kampagne für Gerechtigkeit „Touch One – Touch All“ —Interessenvertretung und Solidaritätsaktionen mit Schwerpunkt auf Gerechtigkeit und gemeinschaftlicher Unterstützung. Touch One – Touch All! Netzwerk Hybrid-Online-PanelLive-Stream at Facebook and Youtube | Präsenz und screening: B5 Internationales Zentrum

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Mittwoch, 22. Mai 2024 -|- 17:00 Uhr Schwesternkreis mit Kaffee und afrikanischem Essen — Ein Nachmittag mit belebenden Gesprächen bei Kaffee und köstlichen Gerichten. Face2Face – AKONDA Café Barmbek°Basch (Wohldorfer Str. 30, 22081 Hamburg)

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Donnerstag, 23. Mai 2024 | 10 bis 10:10 Uhr Power-Streik: Stiller Streik-Protest — 10 Schweigeminuten im Streik um 10 Uhr, um eine kraftvolle Erklärung zu sozialen Fragen abzugeben. Bundesweit, Social-Media-Kampagne

Filmvorführung INNER CIRCLE – OUTER CIRCLE (45min/de) – Dokumentarfilm von Wilma Nyari (2024) | 7 PM B5 Internationales Zentrum

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Freitag, 24. Mai 2024 | 15:00 Uhr Öffentliches Townhall Meeting vor dem Hamburger Rathaus — Offenes Mikrophon, Einzelfälle und Diskussionen über Community-Themen, rassistische Diskriminierung, Dekolonisierung und Entwicklungspläne. Kundgebung – Rathausmarkt

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SAMSTAG, 25. Mai 2024 -|- 14:00 UHR AFRICA LIBERATION DAY 2024 Kundgebung – Wandsbeker Marktplatz (22041 Hamburg-Wandsbek)

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La Africa Unity Week est un événement annuel depuis 2011, dédié à honorer le patrimoine riche et unique de l’Afrique et à se concentrer sur la diaspora africaine vivant en Allemagne. Prévue du 18 au 25 mai 2024, elle culmine avec la célébration de la Africa Liberation Day. Organisée par AKONDA e.V., Black Community Coalition for Justice & Self-Defence, Tschoobe For Freedom, Alafia Africa Festival et d’autres, cette initiative vise à unir et à soutenir toutes les personnes d’ascendance africaine alors qu’elles célèbrent cette journée importante.

PROGRAMME:

Samedi 18 mai 2024 | 17H00 Panel d’ouverture sur „L’Afrique et au-delà : luttes de libération et de justice“ Discuter du fait qu’il ne peut y avoir de libération sans effort et compréhension collectifs. (Inscription requise pour Zoom-Link )

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Dimanche 19 mai 2024 | 14H00 Commémoration avec chants de libération et de guérison — Chants Orisa et chants de libération favorisant le bien-être spirituel et communautaire. (Inscription requise) Le lieu sera partagé lors de l’inscription

Dimanche 19 mai 2024 | Malcolm X-Day Commémoration mondial

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Lundi 20 mai 2024 | 13H00 Fête de la Journée de la famille en Afrique — Une journée de joie, de contes, de nourriture et d’activités familiales pour célébrer le patrimoine africain. face à face (Inscription requise)

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Mardi 21 janvier 2024 -|- 18H30 Campagne pour la justice „Touch One – Touch All“ — Actions de plaidoyer et de solidarité axées sur la justice et le soutien communautaire. Touchez un – touchez tout! Panel en ligne hybride – Diffusion en direct sur Facebook et Youtube | Présence et projection : Centre International B5

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Mercredi 22 2024 | 17H00 Cercle des sœurs avec café et cuisine ethnique africaine — Un après-midi dédié aux conversations stimulantes autour d’un café et de plats délicieux. face à face – AKONDA Café Barmbek°Basch (Wohldorfer Str. 30, 22081 Hambourg)

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Jeudi 23 2024 | 10H à 10H10 Stand in Power: piquet de protestation silencieux — 10 minutes de silence en grève à 10 heures du matin pour faire une déclaration forte sur les questions sociales et raciales. Campagne nationale sur les réseaux sociaux

Projection du film INNER CIRCLE – OUTER CIRCLE (45min/de) – Documentaire de Wilma Nyari (2024) | 19h Centre International B5

Vendredi 24 2024 | 15H00 Réunion publique de la mairie de Hambourg — Microphone ouvert, cas individuels et discussions sur les enjeux communautaires, la justice raciale, la décolonisation et les plans de développement. RassemblementRathausmarkt

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SAMEDI 25 2024 | 14H00 JOUR DE LIBÉRATION DE L’AFRIQUE 2024 RassemblementWandsbeker Marktplatz (22041 Hambourg-Wandsbek)

5th Rememberance In Honour of Brother Tonou-Mbobda in the UKE

Rally on Sunday, April 21 from 10 am till 12 noon

Venue: UKE Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 (20251 Hamburg)

https://www.facebook.com/events/790382222626862

5 years ago, Brother Tonou-Mbobda was brutally restrained to death in front of the UKE Psychiatric Clinic by security staff of Klinik Logistik & Engeneering GmbH without an actual court order and without supervision of any medical doctor in charge.

On this bitter day for the family, friends and our Black community as a whole, we do not only honour our Brother Tonou-Mbobda, but our thoughts are dedicated especially towards his relatives and the bereaved.

People in mental health crises or in afflicted situations are repeatedly victims of structural violence and institutional discrimination in Germany – too often this violence is fatal and there is regularly no appropriate investigation or propper litigation. Moreover, the victims are generally and reflexively labelled as criminal offenders and „blamed“ responsible for their own deaths in the course of structural cover up of state or other institutions.

Names such as #NDeyeMareameSarr (Aschaffenburg 2001), #DominiqueKoumadiou (Dortmund 2005), #ChristySchwundeck Frankfurt/Main 2011), #AmosThomas (Rohrbach,Bayern 2016), #AmanAlizada (Stade 2019), #MohamedIdrissi (Bremen 2020), #MouhamedLamineDramé (Dortmund 2022) , #LaminTouray (Nienburg/Weser 2024) and many more signify the ongoing deadly violence against people in mental health crises, who were never given professional help or de-escalative empathy, but escalating threats and deadly violence.

When we mourn and commemorate the death of Brother Tonou-Mbobda for the 5th time on Sunday, 21.04.2024, we are also protesting against the structural perpetrator-victim reversal, the systemic cover-up, the ruthless criminalisation of the victims and the habitual impunity for the perpetrators. A system that obviously does’nt seem to be able to draw appropriate consequences from unprofessional mistakes and fatal escalation strategies to bring about change cannot seriously refute the accusation of cross-institutional structural discrimination – then this practises are not only „accepted“, but in principle exactly what is wanted to be executed again and again!

We ask you to join us on this 5th anniversary in front of the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf – UKE to commemorate our brother Tonou-Mbobda.

Please bring flowers, signs and grave candles to make this commemoration a dignified event.


#TouchONE_TouchALL – #NoJustice_NoPeace

Justice for Lamin Touray: Immediate Change Demanded

BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY-COALITION FOR JUSTICE AND SELF-DEFENCE AND THE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN DESCENDANT COMMUNITIES IN GERMANY

In a profound state of shock, outrage, and grief, we, the BLACK COMMUNITY-Coalition for Justice and Self-Defence (BCCJSD), alongside the Black, African and African Descendant, Afro German, Indigenous, and POC communities in Germany, are confronted with the stark realities of systemic injustice. This has been tragically highlighted by the events leading to the death of Lamine Touray in Nienburg on March 30, 2024. In a critical moment of mental health crisis, Brother Lamine Touray encountered not the assistance his loved ones desperately sought when reaching out for emergency help but instead was met with excessive force by those called to protect and serve. Despite initial police claims, Lamine had not threatened his girlfriend with a knife — a narrative proven unequivocally false, yet utilized to justify a response so disproportionate that it resulted in eight shots being fired, leading not only to Lamine’s untimely death but also to injuries within the police ranks.

The tragic circumstances surrounding Lamine Touray’s death and the subsequent police response cast a glaring light on deep-seated issues of anti-Black racism and the pervasive, harmful stereotype of the „dangerous Black man.“ Rooted in centuries of racial bias and discrimination, this stereotype continues to endanger Black lives by influencing law enforcement’s perceptions and actions, often resulting in unnecessary and excessive use of force in situations necessitating empathy and assistance. Lamine Touray’s encounter serves as a harrowing reminder of the lethal consequences of such biases. Despite his vulnerable state and the need for mental health support, Lamine’s experience was shaped by entrenched notions of threat and criminality tied to his Black identity.

This event is not isolated but adds to a distressing pattern marked by the deaths of Mouhamed Lamine Dramé in Dortmund in August 2022, and the looming five-year commemoration of Tonou Mbobda’s death at UKE Hospital on April 21st. These incidents collectively underscore the urgent need for comprehensive reform in our approach to mental health crises and policing practices.

The profound delay in securing justice, particularly in cases involving the deaths of Black individuals in Germany, starkly embodies the principle that „justice delayed is justice denied.“ This sluggish progression in addressing and resolving such pivotal matters not only exacerbates the trauma experienced by our communities but also signals a broader systemic failure to afford Black lives equal protection and value on all executive levels. The slow response and extended investigations deepen the sense of injustice and mistrust within the African and African Descendant communities in Germany, highlighting a systemic reluctance, bias or incapacity to promptly and effectively confront the root causes and repercussions of anti-Black racism and police violence. This inaction prolongs the anguish of affected families and communities and perpetuates a cycle of trauma and fear among all Black individuals within these societies.

From repeated and consistant experiences, we fundamentally doubt the system of Police investigating Police or Prosecutions investigating themselves to challenge systemic cognitive dissonance and supremacist ideologies with the authorieties at work in the so called State of Law – where the presumption of innocence is strictly rewarded to perpetraiting officers and pre-judgments regulary allocated to the the victims of state violence and racial discrimination.

Our Unified Call for Action:

1. Comprehensive Support for Lamine Touray’s Family:

We demand immediate and comprehensive support for the family of Lamine Touray, including psychological and grief counseling, legal assistance, and financial support to cover all funeral and memorial expenses. This support should also extend to facilitating any travel and accommodation needs for family members who have come to Germany in their quest for justice and closure.

2. Correction of Misinformation:

We call for the public correction of false narratives surrounding this incident, to restore the dignity of the victim and his family.

3. Direct Dialogue with Authorities:

The family of Lamine Touray must be given opportunities for direct dialogue with investigative authorities and policymakers. This will ensure transparency, allow the family to voice their concerns and questions directly, and engage in the pursuit of justice for Lamine. It is crucial that the family’s voices are heard and respected throughout the investigation and beyond.

4. Community-Led Crisis Intervention:

We advocate for the funding and implementation of community-led programs, prioritizing the expertise of mental health professionals over police intervention in crises.

5. Comprehensive Reform and Education in Policing:

We insist on mandatory, extensive training for all police officers in de-escalation techniques, mental health awareness, and a deep dive into the historical and oppressive origins of policing, particularly its roots in colonialism and slave patrols. Recognizing and addressing this history is crucial for dismantling racial biases and reimagining a policing model that serves and protects all community members with equity and compassion.

As we navigate our collective grief, our resolve for justice, systemic change, and the eradication of racial biases within policing and crisis response systems only intensifies. The tragic killings of Lamine Touray, Mouhamed Lamine Dramé, and Tonou Mbobda are stark reminders of the deep reforms required in our policing and mental health care systems. We stand united in our call to action, seeking clarity, accountability, and justice, and insisting that dignity and humanity guide our society’s approach to the well-being of every individual.

Justice For Lamine Touray

Touch One – Touch All!

Signatories:
BCCJSD
Black Community Hamburg
ARRiVATi
Alafia
Akonda e.V.
Africa Home
Africa Survival in Hamburg
Tschobe for Freedom
Africans From Ukraine
Sisters in Struggle
Black Media Group

Tonou Mbobda anniversary 2023_en-de

4th anniversary of the murder of Brother Tonou Mbobda at UKE Hospital

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On this 21st of April 2023 we again remember our Brother William Tonou-Mbobda, who was brutally torn from his still young life 4 years ago in front of the UKE psychiatric clinic by a forcible restraint by 3 employees of the UKE security service KLE without judicial order and without medical supervision as well as in disregard of existing guidelines for the protection of patients* against inappropriate and life-threatening use of force. Our thoughts go in these following days until 26.04.2023 especially to the grieving relatives and friends, who have not yet received an appropriate personal apology, nor a comprehensible accountable clarification!
(More information at: https://blackcommunityhamburg.blackblogs.org/?s=mbobda)

The mother has submitted civil action at the Hamburg regional court in December 2022 together with the sister of Brother Tonou Mbobda – the UKE has still not commented on the allegations or provided the court with the necessary medical records despite lawyer and court requests. The inhuman and racist strategy of denial of violations of one’s own duty of care and violent practices towards patients, as well as the deliberate concealment and delay of legal clarification, is now being pursued seamlessly in the civil proceedings following the scandalous discontinuation of the criminal investigation.

Anti-black racism has a continuous and unresolved tradition at the UKE and in Hamburg, at the latest since the implementation of emetic torture against all Black suspects with the well-known case of the murder of Achidi John in 2001, as well as the forced X-ray practice on underage refugees for the purpose of scientifically untenable „age determinations“.

We call on the UKE to finally take a responsible stand and not to continue to willfully drag out the procedure!

Mental illness should not be a death sentence!
Being black should not be a death sentence!

We continue to work to dismantle the institutionally fabricated veil of silence, to denounce those responsible by name, and to establish a justice that actually deserves its name – for this must involve not only recognition, but also comprehensible changes to end ableist, racist, and repeatedly deadly practices.

We kindly invite you to keep laying flowers, wreaths, pictures and candles in front of the Psychiatry building (W37) and in the main entrance area of the UKE Hospital at Martinistraße during the period of April 21–26, 2023 to commemorate Brother Tonou Mbobda and the crime committed against him.

#JusticeForMbobda

No JUSTICE – No PEACE!
Touch ONE – Touch ALL!


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4. Jahrestag der Ermordung von Bruder Tonou Mbobda am UKE

Wir gedenken an diesem 21. April 2023 erneut an unseren Brother William Tonou-Mbobda, der vor 4 Jahren vor der UKE-Psychiatrie durch eine gewaltsame Zwangsfixierung durch 3 Mitarbeiter des UKE-Sicherheitsdienstes KLE ohne richterliche Anordnung und ohne ärztliche Aufsicht sowie unter Missachtung bestehender Richtlinien zum Schutz von Patient*innen vor unsachgemäßer und lebensgefährlicher Gewaltanwendung brutal aus seinem noch jungen Leben gerissen wurde. Unsere Gedanken gehen in diesen folgenden Tagen bis zum 26.04.2023 besonders an die trauernden Angehörigen und Freunde, die bis heute weder eine angemessene persönliche Entschuldigung, noch eine nachvollziehbar verantwortliche Aufklärung erfahren haben!
(Mehr Informationen unter: https://blackcommunityhamburg.blackblogs.org/?s=mbobda)

Die Mutter hat im Dezember 2022 gemeinsam mit der Schwester von Bruder Tonou Mbobda Zivilklage beim Hamburger Landgericht eingereicht – das UKE hat sich trotz anwaltlicher und gerichtlicher Aufforderung bis heute noch nicht zu den Vorwürfen geäußert bzw. dem Gericht die notwendigen Krankenunterlagen zur Verfügung gestellt. Die menschenverachtende und rassistische Strategie der Verleugnung der eigenen Sorgfaltspflichtverletzungen und gewalttätigen Praktiken gegenüber Patient*innen sowie die gezielte Verschleierung und Verschleppung der juristischen Aufklärung wird nach dem skandalöserweise eingestellten strafrechtlichen Ermittlungsverfahren nun auch im zivilrechtlichen Verfahren nahtlos fortgeführt.

Antischwarzer Rassismus hat am UKE und in Hamburg spätestens seit der Durchführung der Brechmittelfolter gegen ausnahmslos Schwarze Verdächtige mit dem bekannten Fall der Ermordung von Achidi John im Jahre 2001 sowie der Zwangsröntgenpraxis an minderjährigen Geflüchteten zwecks wissenschaftlich unhaltbarer „Altersfestsetzungen“ eine kontinuierliche wie unaufgearbeitete Tradition.

Wir fordern das UKE auf, endlich verantwortlich Stellung zu beziehen und das Verfahren nicht weiter mutwillig zu verschleppen!

Psychische Krankheiten sollten kein Todesurteil sein!
Schwarzsein sollte kein Todesurteil sein!

Wir arbeiten weiter daran, den institutionell gewobenen Mantel des Schweigens zerreißen, die Verantwortlichen beim Namen nennen und eine Gerechtigkeit herzustellen, die ihren Namen auch tatsächlich verdient – denn diese muss neben der Anerkennung auch nachvollziehbare Veränderungen zur Beendigung der ableistischen, rassistischen und immer wieder tödlichen Praktiken beinhalten.

Wir bitten darum, in der Zeit vom 21–26. April 2023 immer wieder Blumen, Kränze, Bilder und Kerzen vor dem Gebäude der Psychiatrie (W37) und im Haupteingangsbereich der Martinistraße abzulegen und damit Bruder Tonou Mbobda und dem an ihm verübten Verbrechen zu gedenken.

#JusticeForMbobda

No JUSTICE – No PEACE!
Touch ONE – Touch ALL!

INFO EVENT & MOBILIZATION To the DEMONSTRATION on January 7th 2023 in DESSAU

OURY JALLOH – THAT WAS MURDER!

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Oury Jalloh was unlawfully arrested, unlawfully detained and shackled, unlawfully blood drawn, tortured, killed and burned to death by police officers of the Dessau police station on January 7, 2005. In the course of the independent investigation by the Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh, two other homicide crimes committed by the Dessau police also came to public attention:

  • On December 7, 1997, Hans-Jürgen Rose was severely brutalized at the Dessau police station and subsequently dumped in front of a house entrance in the close neighborhood – he succumbed to his severe internal injuries only a few hours later on December 8, 1997
  • On October 29, 2002, Mario Bichtemann was illegally taken into custody by Dessau police officers and „found“ dead the next day in custody cell no. 5 with a fractured skull base and a fatal brain hemorrhage.

To this day, law enforcement agencies, courts, and state politicians refuse to acknowledge these crimes and draw appropriate criminal consequences. The crimes have remained allegedly „unsolved“, unatoned, without official apologies and without compensation until today!

The brutal, racist murder of brother Oury Jalloh will now be 18 years ago on January 7, 2023.

In the face of the dehumanizing series of murders in the Dessau police station and their systematic impunity, we call on all people and especially our Black and migrant communities to join us in the commemoration demonstration in Dessau to remember those who died and were humiliated in the Dessau murder house, to demand official acknowledgement of the crimes and appropriate prosecution.

The murder, the burning and the previous torture of Oury Jalloh have long been extensively and scientifically proven by a large number of forensic reports – what is missing is the constitutional recognition of the facts and respective consequences.

For 18 years, public prosecutors, courts, and political leaders have sabotaged the investigation ex officio through untenable hypotheses, through systematic suppression and destruction of evidence, through purposeful manipulation of expert opinions and their results, and through deliberate restriction of the lines of investigation and charges.

The Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh, on the other hand, has impressively demonstrated in these 18 years, on the basis of fire reports, file reports, medical reports and forensic reconstructions, that

  • Oury Jalloh did not have a lighter and the alleged „evidence“ could not have been on death row
  • Oury Jalloh must have been at least incapacitated or unconscious or even already dead at the time of the setting of the fire, since neither fire gases in his blood nor stress factors in his urine were detectable
  • Oury Jalloh received severe head injuries and rib fractures shortly before his death
  • setting fire to the fireproof mattress without accelerant could not be successful from the point of view of fire physics
  • the fire pattern from cell no. 5 could not be achieved without the use of fire accelerant – and
  • that the cell door must probably have been open for the entire duration of the fire.

On Thursday, December 22, 2022, we therefore cordially invite you to an information event together with the Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh at the International Center B5 (Brigittenstraße 5, 20359 Hamburg-St. Pauli) to inform you about the current state of affairs, to answer your questions and to organize our joint journey to Dessau.

No JUSTICE – No PEACE

Touch ONE – Touch ALL

BREAK the SILENCE

demonstration in münchen – Justice for Johanna de sousa

Am Sonnabend, dem 26. November 2022 fand in München eine Demonstration für Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit für Johanna DeSouza statt.

Schwester DeSouza befand sich im April 2022 in der Psychiatrie des Schwabinger Krankenhauses in München und wurde dort zwangsweise gegen ihren Willen behandelt. Sie beschwerte sich mehrfach über die gewaltsame Behandlung, bei der sie tagelang an Händen, Füßen und Rumpf fixiert wurde sowie über die starken Nebenwirkungen der ihr zwangsweise verabreichten Psychopharmaka.

Das Klinikpersonal verweigerte ihrer Mutter und einem Pastor den Besuch am Krankenbett und drohte stattdessen auch noch mit der Polizei zur Entfernung aus dem Krankenhaus.

Am 22. April 2022 kollabierte Johanna, nachdem ihr das Aufstehen zur Benutzung der Toilette erlaubt worden war und erlitt trotz Reanimationsversuchen und Verlegung ins Münchner Herzzentrum einen irreversiblen Herzstillstand.

Der Familie wurde die Durchführung einer unabhängigen Zweit-Autopsie zur Klärung der Todesursache verweigert. Ein zur Regelung der rechtlichen Angelegenheiten notwendiger Erbschein wurde der Familie monatelang vorenthalten.

Unser Redebeitrag (EN-DE) auf der Demonstration „Justice4Johanna“ am 26.11.22 vor dem Schwabinger Krankenhaus, in dem Johanna sterben musste:

Wir unterstützen den schmerzhaften Kampf der Familie für Aufklärung und Gerechtigkeit:

Petition „Johanna de Souza – Ihr plötzlicher Tod wirft Fragen auf, wir fordern Aufklärung!“ auf Change.org ⇨

Spendenkampagne „Gerechtigkeit – Justice for Johanna DeSouza“ auf GoFundMe.com ⇨

Mehr Informationen (DE-EN) ⇨ Justice for Johanna De Souza

Vermisste Person in Hamburg – Where is George

VERMISSTE PERSON – MISSING PERSON – HAMBURG

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+++ UPDATE 23.09.2022 – 5 PM +++

GEORG was found! – GEORGE wurde gefunden!

Brother Hudu Mohamed (George) was found this afternoon – and he is safe & sound, receiving medical attention in hospital.

Through our intensive recherche we were able to locate Brother Hudu against all odds of refusing to give information from side of Hamburg Police and several hospitals. 

It was the police who took him to a hospital on September 2nd without forwarding this information to the friend who tried to establish a missing person report – nor to his Brother and us, who were reporting him missing yesterday.

His Brother Jamal Akim is now with him at the hospital and is relieved and happy as his wife and family are to know he’s alive and in safety.

We give thanks and ancestral blessings to all who cared and shared our call for him so far!

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