This is very encouraging. Thanks for your efforts Bamba Laye Jallow wrote: > Greetings to all, > > Here's a message I received today from Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska in > response to a note I sent to his office sometime ago. > > As you can see from his message, he is in the Senate Intelligence Committe > and probably knows more about the Gambian dilemma than I thought. Since he > has expressed concern and willingness to discuss the Gambia in his upcoming > trip to Africa, I urge all those who can, to send him a message of gratitude > with possible solutions to the situation in Gambia. He can definitely make > good use of our input. We might want to send one collective letter with > everyones' signature on it....just a thought. We do need to do this as soon > as possible since he's leaving this month! > I would also like to urge everyone to get in the habit of contacting the > representatives in the area you live in, especially those in the U.S. These > small efforts can go a long ways. > > Well, I'll cut this short for now. It's been a long day for me. > ====================================================================== > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 18:25:52 -0500 (CDT) > > Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> > > From: [log in to unmask] (Abdoulie A Jallow) > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Fwd: Senator Bob Kerrey > > > > > > > > From: [log in to unmask] > > Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:34:01 -0400 > > Subject: Senator Bob Kerrey > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Message-id: <[log in to unmask]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Dear Mr. Jallow: > > > > Thank you for contacting my office to express your concern > >for the human rights situation in The Gambia. I appreciate > >hearing from you and for forwarding me a copy of the resolution. > > > > As you know, since the ascension of President Yahya A.J.J. > >Jammeh in a 1994 coup, widely reported human rights and political > >abuses have occurred in The Gambia. Last year in the U.S. > >Department of State, Human Rights Report, several high-profile > >political and extrajudicial killings were documented. The > >current situation in The Gambia is of concern to me as the 1.3 > >million citizens of this country do not enjoy the same freedoms > >we American's expect. > > > > While in the Senate, one of my highest priorities has been > >working to promote greater respect for human rights throughout > >the world. I believe that the U.S. not only has the ability, but > >the responsibility, to encourage governing bodies to make firm > >commitments to improve their human rights records. > > > > Please be assured that I will continue to monitor the > >situation in The Gambia. Additionally, I will be visiting Africa > >this month as part of a Senate Intelligence mission and will make > >sure to address this concern in my discussions. > > > > Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me. Your > >comments and suggestions are extremely important. > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Bob Kerrey > > > ====================================================================== > > Abdoulie A. Jallow > Toll-free number: 1-888-392-4832(Excite2) > Personal extension for v/mail/fax: 291-368-1519 > > _______________________________________________________ > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.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 > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface ----------------------------------------------------------------------------