African Youth Assembly condemns killing of 23 people on Moroccan-Spanish border

The African Youth Assembly has condemned the killing of 23 Africans near Morocco’s border with Spain.

It issued the condemnation through the Speaker of the West African Regional Assembly, Comrade Matthew Naankin, in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

The victims were killed on June 24th while attempting to cross the Melilla chain link fence.

He condemned the act as a violation of the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrants and workers in the region.

“The African Youth Assembly’s leadership, with its continental secretariat in Mombasa, Kenya, and its West African Regional Speaker from Nigeria, condemns the heinous killing of 23 people at the Moroccan-Spain border.”

“This happened when some Africans tried to cross the Melilla chain-link fence.”

“We wish to state unequivocally that the life of one African matters greatly to us, regardless of where he or she is from on the continent.”

“The act violates the international convention on the protection of the rights of migrants, workers, and members of their families as encapsulated in articles 9, 10, and 13 of the treaty,” he said.

The Speaker went on to say that the treaty requires that everyone be treated equally, and he urged world leaders to condemn the killing.

He also called for a thorough investigation into the incident, claiming that doing so would put an end to the rampant killings of Africans at borders.

“Human rights hold that everyone, regardless of circumstance, should be treated equally and with dignity.”

“We are calling for a truly impartial investigation of the incident, taking into account the need to dispense justice for societal peace and stability in the interest of furthering humanity’s progress.”

“We are also calling on world leaders to speak out against this heinous act,” he said.