Over 120 Guyana Americans, plus 11 Members of Parliament, got together in Washington DC a few blocks from the White House, and passed the following resolution calling for Guyana’s installed Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo to be sanctioned for making terroristic threats against Members of Congress, crimes against humanity, corruption, transnational repression crimes, and political assassinations, targeted murders and extrajudicial killings of over 1400 black men, which constituted a genocide against the African Guyanese population. Following is the resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ON GUYANA, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON DC, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
WHEREAS The Washington Conference on Guyana acknowledges the murder and extra-judicial killing of over 1400 young black men, by the phantom death squads that were allegedly organized and financed by the Bharrat Jagdeo PPP Regime and other successive PPP administrations,
AND WHEREAS as a Vice News report highlighted that Bharrat Jagdeo has allegedly been involved in multiple acts of intimidation and extortion, in that he allegedly demands and extorts bribes from companies wishing to invest in Guyana in return for contracts and provision of other government services,
AND WHEREAS Bharrat Jagdeo along with members of the PPP Administration and senior officers of the Guyana Police Force have allegedly committed transnational crimes, including Bharrat Jagdeo making terroristic threats against Members of the US Congress on August 17, 2023,
AND WHEREAS Bharrat Jagdeo has abused his power and position by politicizing the Guyana Police Force, systematically reducing its independence; creating death squads and other vigilante forms of policing to terrorize, maim and murder African Guyanese Citizens,
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that this Washington Conference on Guyana petitions the US Congress to impose sanctions and any other necessary action against Bharrat Jagdeo, other members of the current Ali-Jagdeo PPP government, and senior officials of the Guyana Police force for alleged extra-judicial killings, murders, and political assassinations – genocide against the black population of Guyana, and for alleged bribery and other acts of public corruption, transnational repression crimes and crimes against humanity, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this conference petitions the US Congress and State Department to conduct a fact-finding mission to Guyana and hold Bharrat Jagdeo accountable by declaring him ineligible to enter the US, and to monitor Guyana for continued human and constitutional rights violations, as well as monitor US operatives in Guyana who are engaged with the PPP government of Guyana for violations under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the US Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Moved by Delegate Errol English
Seconded by Delegate Lawrence Huston
Unanimously passed by all one hundred and five (105) delegates present.
September 28, 2023
The Motion was immediately conveyed to the Congressional Black Caucus and the US State Department by official mail
