Amnesty International Senegal is launching a tweet action today to call on the Senegalese authorities to stop restricting the right to freedom of expression of people who are fleeing persecution in Gambia and seeking asylum in Senegal. You will find the text in French and English below.
Most of the victims we interview express concerns about their safety and ability to be granted asylum status in Senegal.
If it is safe for you to do so, please take action and share this email with your contacts.
TWEETER ACTION – Support for Gambians fleeing persecution
Context of the campaign
The human rights situation in Gambia has worsened since the failed coup on 30 December 2014. Persecution, arrests and arbitrary detentions have become more common and have been extended to include the parents, families and friends of people suspected to be involved in the attempted coup. Many of them have fled to Senegal to escape security force atrocities. For more information about the human rights situation in Gambia, see: http://www.amnesty.org/en/
Senegal, where Gambians have often sought asylum in the past, is becoming increasingly reluctant to grant refugee status to Gambian nationals. The recent expulsions of refugees from the country has been discouraging news for Gambians seeking asylum even though most of the people who come to Senegal stay with relations or friends.
The goal of this tweet action is to highlight the enduring hospitality of the Senegalese population and their willingness to welcome people fleeing from persecution. We are also calling on the Senegalese authorities not to restrict the rights and freedoms (freedom of expression, freedom of opinion) of asylum seekers.
The goal of this tweet action is to highlight the enduring hospitality of the Senegalese population and their willingness to welcome people fleeing from persecution. We are also calling on the Senegalese authorities not to restrict the rights and freedoms (freedom of expression, freedom of opinion) of asylum seekers.
Twitter Action towards the Senegalese authorities: how to participate
On Twitter, we are going to send a request to the highest Senegalese authorities asking them to respect and protect the rights of Gambian refugees and asylum seekers who are fleeing from persecution. We will also promote this action by extensive tweeting of the following key messages in French or English:
· Do not restrict the right to freedom of expression of people fleeing persecution in Gambia. #DalalAkDiam
· Cher @Macky_Sall , ne conditionnez pas l'asile accordée aux gambiens à la suspension de leur liberté d'expression #DalalAkDiam
· @Macky_Sall , les droits humains se détériorent en Gambie, ne conditionnez pas l'asile accordée aux gambiens à leur silence #DalalAkDiam
· @Macky_Sall les arrestations & détentions arbitraires se sont accentuées en #Gambie, ne conditionnez pas l'asile au silence #DalalAkDiam
· Cher @macky_sall , des gambiens ont fui vers le Sénégal pour échapper aux exactions, ne conditionnez pas l'asile à leur silence #DalalAkDiam
· @mackysall , le Sénégal est 1 terre d’asile pour les gambiens, ne conditionnez pas l'asile à leur silence #DalalAkDiam
Dalal Ak Diam means Welcome in Wolof.
We strongly encourage you to send your tweets to the authorities listed below:
· President of the National Assembly, Moustapha Niasse => @moustaphaniasse
· President of the Republic, Macky Sall => @Macky_Sall
· President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Aminata Tall => @AminataTall
· Foreign Affairs Minister, Mankeur Ndiaye => @MankeurNdiaye
· Moustapha Diakhaté, president of the majority parliamentary group => @mustafaajaxate
3. Duration of the campaign
30 January to 28 February 2015.
Contact person
El hadj Abdoulaye Seck, abdoulaye.seck@amnesty.sn
· Do not restrict the right to freedom of expression of people fleeing persecution in Gambia. #DalalAkDiam
· Cher @Macky_Sall , ne conditionnez pas l'asile accordée aux gambiens à la suspension de leur liberté d'expression #DalalAkDiam
· @Macky_Sall , les droits humains se détériorent en Gambie, ne conditionnez pas l'asile accordée aux gambiens à leur silence #DalalAkDiam
· @Macky_Sall les arrestations & détentions arbitraires se sont accentuées en #Gambie, ne conditionnez pas l'asile au silence #DalalAkDiam
· Cher @macky_sall , des gambiens ont fui vers le Sénégal pour échapper aux exactions, ne conditionnez pas l'asile à leur silence #DalalAkDiam
· @mackysall , le Sénégal est 1 terre d’asile pour les gambiens, ne conditionnez pas l'asile à leur silence #DalalAkDiam
Dalal Ak Diam means Welcome in Wolof.
We strongly encourage you to send your tweets to the authorities listed below:
· President of the National Assembly, Moustapha Niasse => @moustaphaniasse
· President of the Republic, Macky Sall => @Macky_Sall
· President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Aminata Tall => @AminataTall
· Foreign Affairs Minister, Mankeur Ndiaye => @MankeurNdiaye
· Moustapha Diakhaté, president of the majority parliamentary group => @mustafaajaxate
3. Duration of the campaign
30 January to 28 February 2015.
Contact person
El hadj Abdoulaye Seck, abdoulaye.seck@amnesty.sn
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