Mr. Jobe, there is no doubt President Jammeh has been put at a corner by the International Community. Today what we are witnessing from his regime is just a procrastination and some signs of a falling dictator. Thanks for your dedication and love for our mother land. The struggle continues and the truth will prevail. Saihou On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 6:53 AM, abdulai jobe <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > We can now definitively confirm that Gambian BAD/BOY yaya Jammeh will be > called to account for the Death Threats unleashed by his ever filthy mouth > against diasporan Gambians who dare challenge his abuse of power and HR > record.We and our partners continue to showcase his reckless and > blatant disregard for the rights of Gambian citizenry,and continue to press > for the regime's isolation from the international community.We will not rest > untill yaya jammeh (now the world's biggest comic buffoon) is removed from > power and Democratic Government is established in Gambia.The sheer weight of > embarassment,murders,unrelenting abuse of power,and greed for primitive > accumulation of wealth is having its toll on all Gambians,and its time all > concerned persons and groupings do their bit to the effect of ending the > AGONY of this peace-loving small country.We ask the commonwealth conference > convening in Trinidad to expell Gambia forthwith,we ask the African Union to > follow suit,we ask of the EU and the US appropriation cttee to suspend all > military ties with Gambia and only provide assistance of the type that goes > directly to the poor. > > Abdulai Jobe > Secretary general Gambia Human Rights coalition UK. > > --- On *Sun, 22/11/09, A Jallow <[log in to unmask]>* wrote: > > > From: A Jallow <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Fw: ‘Gambia’s situation an embarrassment’ > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Sunday, 22 November, 2009, 9:15 > > Published on The Trinidad Guardian (http://guardian.co.tt) > > ‘Gambia’s situation an embarrassment’ > > 22 Nov 2009 > gambian.png > Anika Gumbs-Sandiford [1] > > Gambia could very well face expulsion from the Commonwealth because > of death threats made by President Yahya Jammeh. Sunday Guardian has > learnt that the Commonwealth Secretariat has made recommendations for > dialogue with the Government of Gambia surrounding the development. > Jammeh, in a television broadcast last week carried live, threatened > to “kill anyone who tries to destabilise my country.� Caribbean Centre > for Human Rights based in Trinidad, and the India-based Commonwealth > Human Rights Initiative have called on Commonwealth leaders to > withdraw Jammeh’s invitation to the CHOGM. > > It remains unclear whether Jammeh himself will attend the forum. > However, there is confirmation that Gambia Vice-President Isatou > Nije-Saidy is to represent the country when delegates convene in > Port-of-Spain. Outraged by Jammeh’s comments, Director of the > Commonwealth Foundation Mark Collins insists that no leader is above > the law. In an interview at the University of the West Indies, Second > Decade Debate, hosted by the International Relations (IR) Department, > Collins said the situation was an embarrassing one for the > Commonwealth. > > “No one is above the law. The rule of law is one of the key principles > of the Commonwealth. “I will be very surprised if action is not taken > against the President of Gambia. “He has very strongly-held views, and > there are concerns about what was expressed on television by the > Gambia leader. His comments will create an atmosphere of fear. “Human > activists are defenders of rights for education, proper health care, > freedom of speech and much more. What does he mean by saying these > things? > > “All free-thinking people know that there are some areas of human > rights still surrounded by controversy, like cultural expressions, and > as we well know, sexual preferences and these issues are being > discussed. “Why would the President of Gambia make such a statement? > It reflects badly on the Commonwealth.� Collins said he expected the > issue to be high on the agenda for the Commonwealth Action Group (CWA) > at the People’s Forum. 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