Fatou,
It is unfortunate to hear that < mad dogs> are still active racist attacks. I do
hope and pray that Allah the All Mighty will give our brother strength to
recover and the culprits brought to face justice. I am sup rice that none of the
Gambian organizations are listed among those taking part in this campaigns this
a mistake or an oversight ?
Chi Jamma.
From Uncle Sheikh Tejan Nyang.
fatou wrote:
> ----------
> > Från: African Viewpoint <[log in to unmask]>
> > Till: [log in to unmask]
> > Ämne: Racist Attack/English Version/ Update 1
> > Datum: den 19 januari 2000 14:12
> >
> > Network Africa
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > The following is an English version of the Swedish text earlier
> circulated
> > in this forum. More organisations have also signed the document that is
> set
> > for release soon. A meeting takes place on Saturday, 22nd January 2000 to
>
> > discuss what needs to be done. The meeting has been called by concerned
> > groups, individuals and organisations. The meeting takes place at Rinkeby
>
> > Folkethus from 16.00.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > AFRICAN BORN IN GAMBIA ATTACK
> > Racist violence by securityguards in Sweden must stop!
> >
> > Once more, another of our friends has been submitted to a racist attack
> by
> > securityguards in the subway in Stockholm. This time, it was 26-year old
> > Adonis Hocheimy, on his way to pick up his daughter at pre-school, who
> was
> > taken by two guards and so badly beaten that he ended up in hospital with
>
> > fractures on the neck and a partial paralysis of the body. The doctors
> say
> > it will take him three months to recover, but do not know if he can
> recover
> > fully.
> >
> > Nobody tried to interfere while Adonis was beaten with batons,
> handcuffed,
> > and dragged by the two guards from the platform to the security
> headquarters
> > - then already badly hurt and incapable of moving by himself - after
> trying
> > to leave from a ticket control where he was not believed when he told the
>
> > personel that he had already payed but lost his ticket.
> > When the police arrived at the scene they finally drove Adonis to the
> > hospital, but not until after registering a complaint from the guards
> that
> > Adonis had made himself guilty of "violent resistance". Also the police
> seem
> > to have failed to register Adonis' complaints until later, when a
> relative
> > called to check out whether they had a case or not.
> >
> > Adonis Hocheimy grew up in Sweden and is a swedish citizen. He is
> studying,
> > working parttime at the railway, and parttime as a musician. He's a very
> > calm and sympathethic young man, who's got a lot of friends. For those of
> us
> > who know him, it's very hard to believe that he would try to be violent
> > against two big, heavy and armoured security guards. That's why the
> question
> > we all ask ourselves today is: would Adonis have been treaten the same
> way
> > if he would have looked more "swedish"?
> >
> > We believe that the violence aginst Adonis Hocheimy was caused by racism.
> A
> > number of cases has been reported over these last years where
> securityguards
> > in the subway of Stockholm has severly violated the human rights of
> > subwaytravelers, beaten them and insulted them with racist comments
> because
> > of the coulour of their skin. When charges are pressed, the culprits are
> > more likely to get away with it because the traveler usualy is alone
> against
> > two or more securityguards, which makes it juridically impossible to win
> a
> > case if there are no other witnesses.
> >
> > A lot of protests are now beeing heard from common people, as well as
> from
> > the established anti-racist organizations. After a massive publicity in
> > swedish media about the assault, several new witnesses have called to say
>
> > they are ready to state to the police what they saw at Västra Skogen
> subway
> > station friday afternoon the 14th of january. Many others have expressed
> > their concern, their sympathy and solidarity with Adonis and his family.
> >
> > We now demand that the inhuman treatment of travelers should be put to an
>
> > end. Since the official control system, supposed to guarantee that guards
>
> > behave correctly, does not seem to be enough to protect the individual,
> > security companies should be forced by law to educate their staff better,
>
> > hire personel of different ethnical and geographical origins, teach them
> the
> > UN declaration of human rights, and teach them the fact that skincolor
> does
> > not determine human worth.
> >
> > We - both those of us born in other countries and living here, those of
> us
> > by mixed origin, and those adopted – are here to stay! Sweden is for all
> of
> > us! Everyday racism must stop!
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> >
> > If you want to participate in signing the protest against the assault on
> > Adonis Hocheimy, and the above mentioned demands, send an e-mail to:
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> >
> > so far 17 different organizations and many concerned individuals have
> signed
> > the appeal, which is currently circulating on the internet. The
> > organizations are:
> >
> > 1. Ass le Baobab, senegalesisk förening
> > 2. AntiFascistisk Aktion-Stockholm
> > 3. Selam
> > 4. Somaliska flyktingföreningen
> > 5. Somaliland, riksförbundet
> > 6. Diggante
> > 7. Afrosvenskarnas riksförbund ASR:s ungdomsförbund
> > 8. Afrika Forum
> > 9. Network Africa / African Viewpoint
> > 10.Juan Fonseca, Ismo Salmi, Diskrimineringsbyrån
> > 11.Kenya Youth Movement in Sweden (KYMS)
> > 12.Kenya Asylum Committee
> > 13.Mumia Abu Jamal Support Group
> > 14.Free Mark Curtis Support Group
> > 15.Svartskallebrigaden
> > 16.Ingen är illegal (No one is illegal)
> > 17. GURMU Oromo (Oromo Förening i Sverige)
> >
> > also the following organizations are waiting for the answer from their
> > members before signing:
> >
> > Hasans vänner/Nätverket mot rasism (Friends of Hasan/Network against
> > racism), Kommittén Samling mot rasism och diskriminering (gathering
> against
> > racism and discrimination), Gambianska föreningen (The Gambian
> > organisation).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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