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Untold Terror
in United States Must Cease
Statement From
African American Exiles Living In Canada
In a cautious
moment of elation recently, my wife and I embraced. Tears
were shed and we gripped not only each
other but thoughts that Zolo Agona
Azania would have justice prevail.
His life has been marred by the United
States of America’s injustice, and
the execution he continues to face after
his October 25, 2000 stay of execution
is indicative of this internationally
recognized Human Rights violation.
In a cautious moment of elation recently,
my wife and I embraced. Tears
were shed and we gripped not only each
other but thoughts that Zolo Agona
Azania would have justice prevail.
His life has been marred by the United
States of America’s injustice, and
the execution he continues to face after
his October 25, 2000 stay of execution
is indicative of this internationally
recognized Human Rights violation.
>From Toronto, as Political Refugee
claimants in Canada from the United
States, my wife and I continually strive
to impress upon those we meet the
untold terror that haunts ordinary
African people in the U.S.. For
centuries, “African Americans” have
been subjected to exploitation of our
talents, generally allowed an existence
as long as we assimilated to the
racist status quo. To dare to
act for justice, become an example of self
determining change as Zolo Agona Azania
has, is to expose your self to
death. Obviously, the U.S. so
called corrections system admits to holding
nearly 2 million human beings behind
iron and masonry. Some states contain
outrageous numbers of African people
in prisons, such as California, whose
population is 7 percent African, and
yet has Africans making up 35 percent
of its vast prison system’s population.
As this statement is written, the
oppressed, an overwhelming number of
African women and men are being
processed for this fate.
Necessarily, international attention
from the CCADP and other groups and
persons of humanity will continue impact
in saving people from United States
death rows and state terror.
Further, the dehumanization by the government
there is of concern of the United Nations
and other world entities,
including the developing International
Criminal Court.
These global bodies must bring to bear
all due pressure to have the U.S.
government account for a litany of
Human Rights crimes.
Zolo Agona Azania is alive today due
to incessant and determined efforts by
people globally aligned with life and
against the U.S. death penalty. He
and thousands of others, locked down,
will be free if we stand strong and
never falter in the defense of humanity.
Sincerely,
Bankole Irungu (David E. Taylor)
Aisha Angela Taylor
Bankole and Aisha are Political Refugee
claimants from the US living in
Canada since 1998.
Aisha resided in Michigan City, IN
for many years and Bankole supported Zolo
Agona Azania and numerous US prisoners
for nearly a decade. Both are Human Rights Defenders with IHRAAM,
the International Human Rights Association of American Minorities.
Zolo Agona Azania, 4963, Indiana State Prison, P. 0. Box 41, Michigan City, IN 46361
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