REFUGEE TRIBUNAL AGAINST THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
UNITED AGAINST COLONIAL INJUSTICE – BERLIN – 2013
July 5, 201
Deutsch: Abschlusserklärung des Flüchtlingstribunals 2013 in Berlin
Français: La déclaration de le tribunal de réfugiés contre la République fédérale d’Allemagne (RFA)
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- Refugees from all over Germany came together despite various sorts of repression
- The Federal Republic of Germany is accused of causing flight and misery and punishing those who survive with deportation
- Documentation of the accusations and proclamations within the refugee communities and in civil society
Please find more pictures from the Refugee Tribunal by Mahdiye Kalhor on flickr.com
From June 13th to June 16th 2013 we, refugees and migrants from all districts of Germany and members of different networks and organisations, gathered in Berlin and publicly accused the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) at the International Refugee’s Tribunal.
The Refugee’s Tribunal was an expression and a result of the on-going struggles of refugees and migrants, not only in Germany. Besides representatives of the local and regional refugee communities, activists from other countries were present too. Also, members of various networks and organisations strengthened the tribunal by their cooperation and participation. Members of Afrique-Europe Interact, AGIF (Federation of Immigrant Workers in Germany), ARACEM (Association of Re-deported People from Central African Countries in Mali), Initiative Christy Schwundeck, Initiative in Remembrance of Oury Jalloh, SKB (Socialist Women’s Union), IMA (International Migrant Alliance), Sudanese Initiative for the Pursuit of Justice (SIPJ), THE VOICE Refugee Forum, Welcome to Europe, Women in Exile and Women Space Berlin helped to make the tribunal a success through their contributions as well as through helping with organisational matters.
Please find more pictures from the Refugee Tribunal by Mahdiye Kalhor on flickr.com
The network of the Caravan Refugee women movement, which was established at the Refugee Women’s conference in April, opened the tribunal on June 13th with a women’s demonstration. Workshops for women and a women’s accusation block have confirmed the will of our sisters to strengthen their position within the movement further and speed up the self-empowerment of women.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU DESTROY OUR COUNTRIES!
The accusations against the Federal Republic of Germany that were brought forward on the square Mariannenplatz in Berlin-Kreuzberg by individuals and communities showed clearly the different aspects of Germany’s deadly refugee policy by means of concrete examples. The accusers gave evidence of the way that the FRG’s aggressive foreign policy and the actions of German companies forced people to flee. Exploitation, repression, militarisation and wars are again carried out into the world by German imperialism – to Afghanistan, Northern Africa, Sudan or Turkey. If people oppose or resist the exploitation, the destruction of their environment or the oppression in their countries, they are confronted with repression machineries that are trained and supported by – amongst others – the German government and armed by German arms manufacturers and companies. If they flee from the places where their lives are not safe anymore, they run into borders and security fences that are build up and financed by German government and companies in service to Frontex, the border control agency. This European border control agency is supposed to keep the victims of the misery caused by Germany and other former colonial powers away from Europe. Frontex – the deadly agency for the rejection of refugees – is not only operating on Europe’s borders, but also beyond the European continent. It participates in the consolidation of a control machinery to contain the forced migration.
