From the pages of The Gambia  Journal. 
I hope as many of you as possible will go to the  link and sign this 
petition.  
Please see below: 
Support the release of Mariam Denton Nee  Jack! 
Jun 15, 2006, 20:25 
Sign the  petition to have her released!
_http://www.petitiononline.com/gambian/petition.html_ 
(http://webmail.thegambiajournal.com/horde/services/go.php?url=http://www.petitiononline.com/gambian/p
etition.html) 
Mariam Denton  Nee Jack, a prominent human rights lawyer, has been detained 
now for 2 months in  The Gambia without lawful charges. Please help us voice 
our concern to the Head  of State!   
Please help her by signing the petition below.  This letter will then be sent 
to the Head of State in The Gambia. Your support  is greatly needed. Please 
pass this on to everyone you know. 
Please  click the link below to sign the petition! 
_http://www.petitiononline.com/gambian/petition.html_ 
(http://webmail.thegambiajournal.com/horde/services/go.php?url=http://www.petitiononline.com/gambian/petition.html) 
A copy  of the letter is here:
Dear HE Yaya AJJ  Jammeh, 
Please be advised that we are aware that  your officials are holding Mrs. 
Mariam Denton Nee Jack without legal mandate. We  are hereby requesting that you 
release her immediately unless you plan to bring  immediate charges for the 
crime you alleged she committed. 
As a  member state to the African Charter, the ICCPR and other international 
treaties,  it is expected that you, as Head of State, respect and ensure the 
rights of your  citizens. In 2001, you swore and oath that you would uphold The 
Gambia's  Constitution, the same Constitution that you imposed, a 
Constitution that  guarantees human rights; you swore that you would work for the 
betterment of The  Gambia; and you swore that all the alleged misconduct was just 
"talk". Your  Worship, I hope you still can be true to those words.  
If you  can show us that Ms. Mariam Denton Zee Jack committed a crime, please 
show us.  We are eager to know. But otherwise please show us that the 
government of The  Gambia knows, understands, and respects the liberties and freedoms 
of its  citizens by ending this unlawful detention! 
With the elections soon  to be held in September, it is imperative that you 
maintain the support of the  international community. We, the international 
community, are looking for you to  show us that you are a democratic leader, to 
show us that you care about your  citizens, to show us that you respect the 
treaties you yourself signed. Show us  this by ending the unlawful detention of 
Mariam Denton Zee Jack. 
We  thank you for your urgent attention to this matter and the immediate 
release of  Mariam Denton Nee Jack.
Sincerely,

The  International Community 

_http://www.petitiononline.com/gambian/petition.html_ 
(http://webmail.thegambiajournal.com/horde/services/go.php?url=http://www.petitiononline.com/gambian/p
etition.html)   

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