The steering committee of the Pan-African Writers’ Association (PAWA) has condemn the discriminatory treatment of black people and the often senseless killing of unarmed and innocent black men and women in the USA.
According to the association, having followed events in America since the dastardly murder of George Floyd about two weeks ago at the hands of policemen, “PAWA strongly condemns the discriminatory treatment of blacks people in the USA and the often senseless killing of unarmed and innocent black men and women in the country”.
In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Steering Committee, Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, it said “PAWA likes to reiterate its commitment to global values of peace, human rights, equality and social justice for all people under the sun”.
PAWA expressed its deepest condolence to the family of George Floyd and many others who have lost a loved one due to institutional, historic and systemic racism. PAWA as a continental organization of African Writers organize the African Diaspora as regional unit of the African Union and part of the Africa Nation. “It therefore falls on us to be a voice of the people in times such as this when the assertion of human values must rise to the fore”.
According to the association, the protests that have erupted across the United States and many actions of solidarity around the globe make it clear that the entire world finds these acts of police brutality and murder in the so-called leader of the free world unacceptable.
“We call o the USA authorities to bring to book all those involved in the matter and to ensure that there is justice for George Floyd” the statement said.
PAWA further called on all African Writers and creators of literary content to rise to this occasion by expressing solidarity with all oppressed people around the world especially people of colour who suffer multiple indignities of racism, poverty, inequalities and social injustices.