This is a reply I received from the petitions we have been sending from the
Council Of Europe.

YN
Pope

>From: "Point (i)" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>CC: HRISTOV Hristo <[log in to unmask]>,        GILBERT Barbara
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>Subject: (trip Afrique )RE: Killing of Gambian Student protesters
>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:23:40 +0200
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>Dear Sir,
>
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>Yours
>
>Hristo HRISTOV
>Division de l'information documentaire
>Conseil de l'Europe
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> > Subject:    Killing of Gambian Student protesters
> >
> > This letter protesting the senseless killing of innocent students and
> > civilians was submitted by
> > Yankuba Njie ([log in to unmask]) on Monday, April 17, 2000 at 10:18:19
> >
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> >
> > Country: Gambia
> >
> > Comments: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
> >
> > Dear Sir/Madam,
> >
> > I am writing to bring to your notice the tragic events that took place
>in
> > The Republic of the Gambia on April 10th. and 11th., when security
>forces
> > opened fire on unarmed student and civilian demonstrators killing 14
> > people, including Omar Barrow, a Red Cross volunteer and journalist.
>These
> > deaths occurred as students went on a demonstration to protest against
>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.
> >
> > I am writing as a concerned citizen, to respectfully request you and
>your
> > organization to keep pressure on the Government of The Gambia to
> > immediately:
> >
> > Instruct the Gambian security forces to halt all excessive use of force
> > against civilians;
> >
> > 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 Gambian security forces to exercise maximum restraint
>towards
> > students protesting the deaths of their friends and schoolmates;
> >
> > 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 and the Gambian government abide by
>the
> > constitution of The Republic of The Gambia and the international human
> > rights standards enumerated in the Universal Declaration of Human
>Rights,
> > which was adopted without opposition by the United Nations General
> > Assembly on December 10th., 1948.
> >
> > While awaiting your kind co-operation and support in this most urgent of
> > matters, I take this opportunity to sincerely thank you and your
> > organization for your concern and continued support and promotion of
>human
> > rights around the world.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Yankuba Njie
> >
> >
> >
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