Does anyone know any contact numbers for the human right coalition in the Gambia. I will be grateful if your can forward it to me . Thanks sincerely kalilu camara >From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Fw: Human Rights Coalition calls for Dumo Sarho, others' Release >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 03:15:24 +0200 > >Human Rights Coalition calls for Dumo Sarho, others' Release > >The Coalition of Human Rights Activists in The Gambia has called for the >immediate release of Momodou Dumo Sarho and others who were recently >arrested and detained. The arrests and apparent disappearances of Mr. >Sarho, Ebrima Yabo, Omar Darboe, and Lalo Jaiteh in recent times have >caused widespread consternation among the general public. > >Below we reproduce the text of the coalition's letter to the press. > > > >'The Coalition of Human Rights Activists expresses serious concerns about >the fate of Mr. Modou (Dumo) Sarho who was reportedly abducted from his >family compound at Sanchaba Road, Serrekunda London Corner on Saturday 24th >June 2000 around 3:30 pm. At the time Mr. Sarho was sitting with some >friends outside his family compound gate when an ash-coloured BMW (Reg. No. >BJL 3716 A) drove up to the gate and he was called and informed by the men >in the said car that he was under arrest to be taken to Banjul. He then >begged to be allowed to speak to his mother who was inside the compound. He >was allowed to do so but was escorted by one of the men inside the car. >This man was later identified by those present at the scene as one Alhagie >Jobe alias Alhagie Moor a man known to be working for the NIA. > >All attempts to find out about the whereabouts of Mr. Sarho has proved >futile. The NIA offices in Banjul and the Banjul Police headquarters have >been contacted by Mr. Sarho's wife and family but the said authorities have >denied any knowledge of his arrest and detention. > >The arrest and detention of Mr. Sarho is unconstitutional and illegal. He >has been held > >incommunicado for over 11 days without being brought before a court of law >or allowed access to a lawyer. Section 19 of the 1997 Constitution states >clearly that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention and >anyone arrested on suspicion of having committed an offence shall be >brought without undue delay before a court of law and, in any event, within >72 hours. > >The Coalition also received information about the arrest and detention of >Ebrima Yabo, Omar Darbo, Lalo Jaiteh and Paul Sambou all reportedly >detained for more than 72 hours without being brought before a court of >law. > >The Coalition urges the government security agents currently detaining Mr. >Modou (Dumo) Sarho and others to unconditionally release them immediately >and desist from interfering or in any way fettering their liberty. > > >Signed on behalf of the Coalition > >Mohammed Lamin Sillah > >Co-ordinator of the Coalition > >This letter is addressed to the IGP, Director NIA, secretaries of state for >the Interior and Justice. > >-- >Culled from "The Independent" > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------