L'er's,
I know it's kinda late in the day now, but I just had a suggestion:
I think we should alpabetize the names by LAST NAME. I know a tremendous
amount of time and energy has been put into it and if I can assist in
alphabetizing,I'll be more than happy to do so. Alpha, Kabir let me know if
I can help.
KEEP THE FIRE BURNING....GREAT JOB TO ALL.
Regards,
Astrid Christensen-Tasong
>Greetings,
>
>The petition has been modified taking Katim's suggestions into
>consideration.
>
>-The first paragraph was changed in accordance with Katim's proposal
>with slight modifications (emphasis placed on the fact that children
>were murdered while demonstrating against crimes commited against school
>children).
>-The provisions from the constitution remain unchanged, in order to give
>those who may wish to know exactly what the Gambian constitution has to
>say on the issues concerned the opportunity to do so; those who may not
>so wish will just skip that part, hopefully.
>-The names have been sorted alphabetically. Unfortunately, not all names
>are accompanied by city and country. Hopefully, everyone will note this
>point next time.
>
>The petition should be seen as a product of our collective efforts. If
>there are one or two things that you are not totally satisfied with,
>just remember that it embodies our collective spirit and that's what
>matters most. I think we should now proceed with the distribution.
>Please forward any useful addresses and suggestions to that effect.
>Also, please check the list once more to confirm whether your name has
>been added or not.
>
>Regards
>
>Alpha Robinson.
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>PETITION FOR THE RELEASE OF MOMODOU DUMO SAHO, LALO JAITEH, OMAR DARBOE,
>
>EBRIMA YARBOE, EBRIMA BARROW AND MODOU MARENA
>
>TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
>
>
>
>Dear Sir/Madam,
>
>We the undersigned, as concerned citizens of The Gambia, wish to bring
>to your attention a frightening trend that has characterised the
>political and civil landscape of our country and respectfully request
>your help in ensuring that the civil liberties of Gambians are not
>violated.
>
>BACKGROUND
>
>Recently, our country has been plagued by a spate of abductions of
>civilians and security personnel. The abductors usually are masked men
>who forcibly take their victims to undisclosed locations, and held
>incommunicado. These abductions have occurred in the wake of recent
>developments such as a clash between government supporters and those of
>the opposition United Democratic Party, allegations of President
>Jammeh's involvement in a deal involving Nigerian crude oil, and the
>killing, by government security forces last April, of school children
>and students demonstrating against the rape and murder of fellow
>schoolchildren.
>
>A case in point is the arrest and detention of Momodou Dumo Saho who
>went back to The Gambia to start an NGO called "Boka Loho" to help in
>the country's development process. Dumo was abducted and held
>incommunicado for over four weeks. The state denied holding him in
>custody and it was only after his family's lawyers filed a suit against
>the state that he was charged with attempting to overthrow the
>Government of The Gambia, together with others. The state prosecutor, is
>currently requesting their further detention and denial of bail.
>
>These disappearances and abductions undermine the rule of law and
>stability of the country and clearly violate the civil and human rights
>of those abducted as provided under the Constitution of The Republic of
>The Gambia, the UN Charter and the African Charter on Human Rights, to
>which The Gambia is a signatory. Chapter IV, section 19 (1) of the
>Constitution of The Republic of The Gambia states: "every person shall
>have the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be
>subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention. No one shall be deprived of
>his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such
>procedures as are established by law".
>
>(2) "Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed as soon
>as is reasonably practicable and in any case within three hours, in a
>language that he or she understands, of the reasons for his or her
>arrest or detention and of his or her right to consult a legal
>practitioner."
>
>(3) "Any person who is arrested or detained -
>
> (a) for the purpose of bringing him or her before a court in
>execution of the order of a court; or
>
> (b) upon reasonable suspicion of his or her having committed, or
>
>being about to commit, a criminal offence under the law of The Gambia,
>and who is not released, shall be brought without undue delay before a
>court and, in any event, within seventy-two hours."
>
>
>The manner in which the abductions and detentions take place; the
>failure of the state to promptly charge those detained within
>seventy-two hours, to disclose where they are being held, to allow them
>to contact a legal practitioner, their families and loved ones has now
>become a familiar pattern which raises concerns and needs to be
>addressed. Besides, dubious allegations of coup plots have led to the
>execution of the so-called "coup plotters" without trial in the recent
>past.
>
>
>PETITION
>
>We therefore humbly request that you and your Government/Organization
>put pressure on the Government of The Gambia to ensure that Momodou Dumo
>Saho, Lalo Jaiteh, Omar Darboe, Ebrima Yarbo, Ebrima Barrow and Modou
>Marena are:
>
>- Released without charge or;
>
>- Accorded a fair, speedy and impartial trial;
>
>- Allowed be to be released on bail;
>
>- Allowed a trial that is held in public;
>
>- Are not subjected to torture and other degrading and inhumane
>treatment;
>
>- Allowed to request the international community and human
>rights organizations to monitor and gauge the fairness of the trial and
>evaluate the evidence proffered by the state;
>
>- Allowed visits and other forms of contact with their lawyers
>and Human Rights Organisations, families and friends, in the event of
>their continued detention;
>
>
>The state should:
>
>- Be held responsible for their well-being and decent treatment,
>as stipulated in all the human rights documents to which The Gambia is a
>signatory, and should be equally held responsible for any harm that
>might befall them under detention;
>
>- Conform to the provisions of the law in future. People who are
>
>reasonably suspected of having committed a crime, or being about to do
>so, should be arrested in a lawful manner and not abducted. Anyone
>arrested in future should either be charged within seventy-two hours, as
>stipulated by the Constitution, or released. They should also be allowed
>contact with a legal practitioner and their families.
>
>
>We await your kind co-operation in this urgent matter and extend to you
>and your Government/Organization the warmest of thanks for your interest
>in our country.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Concerned Gambians and Friends of The Gambia.
>
>
>
>NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS AND/OR PLACE OF RESIDENCE Of SIGNATORIES
>
>
>Abdou Touray <[log in to unmask]> Chicago, IL, USA
>Abdoulaye Saine <[log in to unmask]> Ohio, U.S.A
>Adama Baldeh <[log in to unmask]>
>Adama S. Njie <[log in to unmask]> Oslo, Norway
>Alaji Ndure <[log in to unmask]> Copenhagen, Denmark
>Alasana Bah <[log in to unmask]> Seattle, WA
>Alfusainey Bah <[log in to unmask]> Seattle, WA
>Alh. Bakusa Dukureh <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Alh.Dembo Tunkara <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Alpha Robinson <[log in to unmask]> Hoexter, Germany
>Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]> Oslo, Norway
>Annika Renberg <[log in to unmask]> Kotu East, Gambia
>Anthony W. Loum <[log in to unmask]> New York, U.S.A
>Asbjørn Nordam <[log in to unmask]> Copenhagen, Denmark
>Astrid Christensen <[log in to unmask]> Washington, DC USA
>Baboucarr Sillah <[log in to unmask]> Atlanta, Ga
>Babucar k Jaata <[log in to unmask]> U.K.
>Bamba Laye Jallow <[log in to unmask]> Bellevue, NE
>Bangally sankanu <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Basirou Jobe <[log in to unmask]> Maryland - USA
>Beran Jeng <[log in to unmask]>
>Bintou Sonko <[log in to unmask]> Seattle, WA
>Caroline Ndiaye <[log in to unmask]> Maryland - USA
>Ceesay B. Soffie <[log in to unmask]> Maryland - USA
>Dagmar Christensen <[log in to unmask]> Maryland, USA
>Dampha Kebba <[log in to unmask]>
>Dave Manneh <[log in to unmask]> Southampton, U.K.
>Dr M Mansour Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> U.K
>Ebou Secka <[log in to unmask]> Kansas City USA
>Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> Birmingham, U.K.
>Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> San Jose, CA USA
>Elhajj Mustapha Fye <[log in to unmask]> Sweden
>George Joof <[log in to unmask]> Alluitsup Paa, Greenland
>George Sarr <[log in to unmask]> Smyrna,GA. USA
>Gibril Bah <[log in to unmask]>
>Greensboro, NC USA/Kombo East District
>Hagie Jabbi <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Hagie Sillah <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Hamadi Banna <[log in to unmask]>
>Hamedou Drammeh <[log in to unmask]> Stockholm, Sweden
>Hamjatta Kanteh <[log in to unmask]> U.K
>Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A
>Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> Chicago, IL
>Kalilu Kamara <[log in to unmask]>
>Katim S. Touray <[log in to unmask]> Madison, WI, USA.
>Kekuta kanda <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Kutubo Manneh <[log in to unmask]> Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
>Lameen sisawo Barrrow <[log in to unmask]> Nashville, Tennessee
>Lamin Camara <[log in to unmask]> London, UK
>Lamin Camara <[log in to unmask]> Toronto, Canada
>Latir Gheran Downes-Thomas <[log in to unmask]> Smyrna, Georgia USA
>M Gai-Baldeh <[log in to unmask]>
>Madiba K. Saidy <[log in to unmask]> Vancouver, Canada
>Malanding S. Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> Houghton, MI, U.S.A
>Matarr M. Jeng <[log in to unmask]> Copenhagen, Denmark
>Mbaye B. Sarr <[log in to unmask]> Maryland - USA
>Michelle Parker <[log in to unmask]> Southampton, U.K.
>Modou Sanyang <[log in to unmask]> USA
>Momodou Baldeh <[log in to unmask]>
>Momodou Buharry Gassama <[log in to unmask]> Stockholm Sweden
>Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> Copenhagen - Denmark
>Momodou Jallow <[log in to unmask]> New York, NY
>Momodou Olly-Mboge <[log in to unmask]> London, U.K
>Muhammad Lamine Jassey-Conteh <[log in to unmask]> Greensboro, NC, USA
>Musa Bohum <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Ndembos Singhateh <[log in to unmask]> U.K.
>Ndey Jobarteh <[log in to unmask]> London, U.K.
>Omar Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> DETROIT MICHIGAN
>Omar Drammeh <[log in to unmask]> Oslo, Norway
>Ousainou Malick Ngum <[log in to unmask]> Columbus, OH, USA
>Ousman Bojang <[log in to unmask]> Maryland, USA
>Ousman Ceesay <[log in to unmask]> Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.A
>Pakaramo Mannaboy <[log in to unmask]> Charlotte, N C
>Pasamba Jow <[log in to unmask]> MINNESSOTA USA
>Peter Sanyang <[log in to unmask]> Helsinki, Finland
>Prince Obrien-Coker <[log in to unmask]> Holland
>Sahou Omar Saho <[log in to unmask]> Oslo,
>Norway
>Saihou Mballow <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Saiks Samateh <[log in to unmask]> Oslo, Norway
>Saiku Tambajang <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Sal Barry <[log in to unmask]> U.S.A
>Salieu M. Sarr <[log in to unmask]> Maryland - USA
>Sally Bah <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Samba Njie <[log in to unmask]>
>Sarian Loum <[log in to unmask]> California, USA
>Saul Saidykhan <[log in to unmask]> Washington DC, USA.
>Seedy Saidykhan <[log in to unmask]> Maryland, USA
>Sekou Jagana <[log in to unmask]> New York,US
>Sheriff Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
>Sigga Jagne <[log in to unmask]>
>Sulayman Gassama <[log in to unmask]> Stockholm, Sweden
>Sulayman Jobarteh <[log in to unmask]> Seattle, U.S.A.
>Sura Darboe <[log in to unmask]> Sura Darboe, Stockholm
>Y. Bala-gaye <[log in to unmask]> Hamilton, Canada
>Yamundow K. Sarr <[log in to unmask]> Maryland - USA
>Ylva Hernlund <[log in to unmask]> Seattle, U.S.A.
>Yujam @aol.com <[log in to unmask]>
>
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