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Remembering Isse Abdi Isse
Posted 21 March 2007

Dear Action Asia Friends,

Many of you remember Isse Abdi Isse who attended last year's Action Asia Peace Builder's Fourm as an Africa representative. Isse was killed in Mogadishu last Thursday.

Action Asia will be sending our heartfelt condolences to his wives and chidlren, and to our colleagues in our sister network  COPA.

Below is the letter we received from his organisation in Somalia.

We honour Isse and the difficult work he was doing to build peace in Kisima.

Emma Leslie
Action Asia Secretariat

Dear All,

The management, staff and volunteers of Kisima Peace and Development Organization all CSO and CBO in Somalia hereby strongly condemning the cowardly barbarian killing late Mr. Isse Abdi Isse in Mogadishu on Thursday, March 14th, 2007.

The victim, Mr. Isse is remembered for his tireless work of defending the right of the defenseless for the last one and half decades. Mr. Isse left 2 widdows 3 daughters and 1 son. The late victim always used his high voice under any condition to care the suffering of the silent majority as well as victims of particular targeting for particular motives.

All the people mentioned above are united for their great concern of the increasing violence which Somali society intellectuals are targeted by the enemies of the peace.

We appeal the TFG, International community and all Somalis to unite for the defeat of those with out conscious blood suckers until one day they are forced to come out of their hidings to face the law.

The Kisima Organization strengthened by the national/international accelerate what the organization had been doing.

We use this opportunity to thank all those individuals, groups and organizations world wide who sent their condolences to Kisima and the family of late Mr. Isse.

Begging for your continued and greater cooperation hand,

Yours truly,

Abdirashid Haji Elmi
Kisima Chief Executive