To all Concerned Gambians,

I have also been following the Dumo Saho case, and as mentioned by Katim, not
only is the Gambia government's arrogance  intensifying, but it is quite
clear that this arrogance is a sign that they feel quite comfortable that
they can committ any atrocity and get away with it.
I am appealing to all of you to join hands and let us gather all the
information regarding the Dumo Saho case  and send it out to all the human
rights organizations and governments whose contact addresses we have at our
disposal.
Annika please send us all the letters you have written and Kabir, let us
compile everything and get volunteers and divide up the responsibility of
getting this information out.


Jabou Joh
In a message dated 7/16/00 11:19:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Hi folks,

 I've been following the thread about Dumo's detention, and I must say I'm
 appalled at the increasing arrogance of the Gambian government.  These
 people really have no sense of justice, and the rule of law, and hence have
 no business running our country.

 They've at least moved some toward resolving the case, by bringing them to
 court.  But the court is at best a kangaroo court, simply because it was
 held in closed session, in a country that's supposedly free, open, and fair.
 Obviously, these people do not mean what they say; if that is, they have any
 idea what they are talking about.

 In response to the kind of treatment that's being dished out by the
 government to innocent citizens, I will agree with Amadu's suggestion below,
 that we intensify campaigns against the government.  I received an e-mail
 the other day was really pleased to learn that Mr. Oussainou Mbenga, of the
 Gambia Freedom and Democracy Movement (GFDM) was in attendance at the last
 meeting of the Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA).  The Network is based in
 Washington, DC, and has over 200 advocacy organizations interested in
 African issues.  I hope it would be possible for GFDM, and other interested
 Gambian groups to work with ADNA
 (http://www.africapolicy.org/adna/adnalist.htm) to help spread the word
 about the Gambian government's abuse of human rights, and the Dumo case in
 particular.  For your information, the e-mail I recieved about the ADNA
 meeting also mentioned that they will be discussing the situation in The
 Gambia at their next meeting, and that's positive.

 There are also possibilities for working working with other human rights
 organizations such as Amnesty International, and other organizations that
 some subscribers might have contacts with.  The bottom line is that we must
 not spare any effort to ensure that the excesses of the Jammeh government
 are known to as many people as is possible.

 And to Dumo's wife, and the rest of the family, the Independent newspaper
 editors who are being harassed by the Jammeh government, I would like to
 inform them that they have our full support in their struggles.  We are
 certainly thinking of them, and praying for them too.

 Keep up the great work, and best wishes.

 Katim >>

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