This is a reply I received from the petitions we have been sending from the Council Of Europe. YN Pope >From: "Point (i)" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> >CC: HRISTOV Hristo <[log in to unmask]>, GILBERT Barbara ><[log in to unmask]> >Subject: (trip Afrique )RE: Killing of Gambian Student protesters >Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:23:40 +0200 > >Dear Sir, > >Your message has been made available for the Council of Europe staff. > >Yours > >Hristo HRISTOV >Division de l'information documentaire >Conseil de l'Europe >tél. 00.33(0)3.88.41.37.53 >fax.00.33(0)3.90.21.49.13 >e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: lundi 17 avril 2000 12:18 > > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; Point (i); [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; >[log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; > > [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Killing of Gambian Student protesters > > > > This letter protesting the senseless killing of innocent students and > > civilians was submitted by > > Yankuba Njie ([log in to unmask]) on Monday, April 17, 2000 at 10:18:19 > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - > > > > Country: Gambia > > > > Comments: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN > > > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > I am writing to bring to your notice the tragic events that took place >in > > The Republic of the Gambia on April 10th. and 11th., when security >forces > > opened fire on unarmed student and civilian demonstrators killing 14 > > people, including Omar Barrow, a Red Cross volunteer and journalist. >These > > deaths occurred as students went on a demonstration to protest against >the > > torture and murder of a fellow student Ebrima Barry by Fire Service > > personnel, and the rape of a 13-year old school girl, Binta Manneh, by >a > > police officer. Hundreds of students have since been arrested and > > distraught parents do not know whether their children are among the dead > > or imprisoned. > > > > I am writing as a concerned citizen, to respectfully request you and >your > > organization to keep pressure on the Government of The Gambia to > > immediately: > > > > Instruct the Gambian security forces to halt all excessive use of force > > against civilians; > > > > Release all the students currently under detention; > > > > Release the names of those killed and release their bodies to their > > relatives for proper burial; > > > > Launch an independent enquiry into the shootings and circumstances > > surrounding it; > > > > Ensure that all security personnel found to have used excessive force > > resulting in human rights abuses will be fully dealt with according to >the > > provisions of the law; > > > > Instruct the Gambian security forces to exercise maximum restraint >towards > > students protesting the deaths of their friends and schoolmates; > > > > Ensure that those responsible for the murder of Ebrima Barry and the >rape > > of Binta Manneh are prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law without > > undue delay; > > > > Ensure that all security personnel and the Gambian government abide by >the > > constitution of The Republic of The Gambia and the international human > > rights standards enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human >Rights, > > which was adopted without opposition by the United Nations General > > Assembly on December 10th., 1948. > > > > While awaiting your kind co-operation and support in this most urgent of > > matters, I take this opportunity to sincerely thank you and your > > organization for your concern and continued support and promotion of >human > > rights around the world. > > > > Sincerely, > > Yankuba Njie > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > - >__________________________________________________________ > >email address updates : @coe.int replaces @coe.fr >for more information, http://dct.coe.int/info/emfci001.htm >__________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------