Madiba, Can you please repost Yankuba Njie's email address? Thanks and regards. Kabir ----- Original Message ----- From: Madiba Saidy <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 13. april 2000 01:37 Subject: To Yankuba Njie - Re: Petition Draft > Hi Folks, > > Now that we have a petition draft, those wishing to have their name > appended can do so by contacting Yankuba Njie. I have appended mine, as > well as kotos Abdoulaye and Buharry's. > > Thanks Buharry for your efforts. > > With best regards, > > Madiba. > ------- > > > TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > A very tragic chapter in the history of our = > beloved nation, The Gambia, occurred on the 10th. and 11th. April 2000 = > when security forces opened fire and killed 14 and injured at least 28 = > people including a Red Cross volunteer and journalist, Omar Barrow, = > during an unarmed demonstration organised by students. The students were = > protesting 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. > > We the undersigned, as concerned citizens, respectfully request you and = > your organization to keep pressure on the Government of The Gambia to = > immediately: > > - instruct the security forces to halt all excessive use of = > force against civilians;=20 > > - 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 security forces to exercise maximum restraint = > during demonstrations slated for next week; > > - 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 abide by the Constitution = > of The Republic of The Gambia and all international laws and treaties of = > which The Gambia is a signatory; > > =20 > > While awaiting your kind co-operation in this most urgent of matter of = > matters, we take the opportunity to sincerely thank you and your = > organization for your concern. > > = > Sincerely, > > 1. Momodou Buharry Gassama, Stockhohm, Sweden. > 2. Dr. Abdoulaye Saine, Oxford, Ohio, USA. > 3. Dr. Madiba Saidy, Vancouver, Canada. > 4. > 5. > 6. > 7. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------