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Tambadou, the attorney general and minister of Justice has received the highest
award from the United States Council of Muslim Organisation for his efforts in
saving Burma’s Rohinga Muslim minority.
The
letter dated 6 March 2020 and signed by Oussama Jammal, secretary general of
the United States Council of Muslim Organisation is designed to recognise The
Gambia Justice minister’s courageous pursuit of justice to save the
long–persecuted Rohingya, a minority of Burma from the ongoing acts of brutal
genocide and ethnic atrocities by Myanmar, its army, and chauvinist Buddhist
paramilitary forces.
The
U.S Council of Muslim Organisation has also announced that it will be giving
The Gambia 22 million dollar worth of medical supplies.
The
Gambia last year through the Justice Minister canvassed support from the Muslim
World and filed a case at the International Court of Justice alleging that
Myanmar was committing ‘genocide’ against its minority Muslim Rohinga
population.
The organisation also recognised Tambadou’s
efforts in defending the vulnerable Rohingya in their dire need.
“You
showed the world that a country doesn’t have to have military might or economic
power to uphold the God-given morality of even the least among us, and to fearlessly
denounce the Pharaohs of our times and their oppressions.”
“You
showed the nations what it means to valiantly take up stance of the human being
as vicegerent of God on earth, and to honour our legal obligation and moral
responsibilities that exist for all states, big and small.”
