Abdou, thanks for your post and I agree that in addition to other foreign human rights organizations, we need to liaise and support our local Human Rights Organizations. What I would suggest is that the individuals you mentioned and others in the country know that Gambia-L exist and should join in the online discussions. We do not have a formal organization, so, it would be easier for them to come online and we can move from there. I think your suggestion is a good idea and if we really want to do it we can. Chi Jaama Joe Sambou >From: abdou sanneh <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: what can we do? >Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 02:58:14 -0800 > >The disruption of UDP congress in Brikama by Yahya >Jammeh's political police wing-NIA is a clear signal >that the regime do want a strong political force in >that country.I am surprise when some elements are >saying that he is trying.Trying what?Enriching him >self from our national coffers.The Kombo coastal road >project is nothing order than a loan which is going to >make our people suffer more and more when the re >servicing or the payment of our loan begin.Gambia is >today confronting with massive youth unemployment.The >regime is not willing to create ventures that can >reduce such menace. >Folks i know within these five years in power, Gambian >people will witness a massive erosion of human rights >violation as economic condition before worse and >worse.Imagine a bag of rice is now D280 and how many >households can afford three meals a day?With a weak >and fragile opposition parties, I think what we need >to do as concern Gambians in the diaspora is to >support civil organizations such the coalition of >human rights defenders.I respect and honour the work >being done by folks like Muhammed Lamin Sillah, Ousman >Manjang and Emmanuel Joof.They are working day in day >out to voice their concern and support the people who >are arrested, torture and detained without trials.I >know these organisation with their non-partian nature >needs both our moral and financial support.Our >struggle for the restoration of democracy should not >be focus on only cyber politics.I want brother like >Yusupha jow, Dave Manneh, Kebba Dampha, Haruna, >Karamba, Joe, Jabou and the rests to look into how we >can work and collaborate with the coalition for human >rights defenders and know what type of support they >need from us.Its about time we should learn from the >historical realities of Latin America where a strong >civil organizations have struggle to eliminate >military dictatorship. >Abdou Karim Sanneh >Manchester UK > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® >http://movies.yahoo.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 >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~