This is very encouraging.
Thanks for your efforts
Bamba Laye Jallow wrote:
> Greetings to all,
>
> Here's a message I received today from Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska in
> response to a note I sent to his office sometime ago.
>
> As you can see from his message, he is in the Senate Intelligence Committe
> and probably knows more about the Gambian dilemma than I thought. Since he
> has expressed concern and willingness to discuss the Gambia in his upcoming
> trip to Africa, I urge all those who can, to send him a message of gratitude
> with possible solutions to the situation in Gambia. He can definitely make
> good use of our input. We might want to send one collective letter with
> everyones' signature on it....just a thought. We do need to do this as soon
> as possible since he's leaving this month!
> I would also like to urge everyone to get in the habit of contacting the
> representatives in the area you live in, especially those in the U.S. These
> small efforts can go a long ways.
>
> Well, I'll cut this short for now. It's been a long day for me.
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 18:25:52 -0500 (CDT)
> > Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]>
> > From: [log in to unmask] (Abdoulie A Jallow)
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Fwd: Senator Bob Kerrey
> >
> >
> >
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 14:34:01 -0400
> > Subject: Senator Bob Kerrey
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Message-id: <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Dear Mr. Jallow:
> >
> > Thank you for contacting my office to express your concern
> >for the human rights situation in The Gambia. I appreciate
> >hearing from you and for forwarding me a copy of the resolution.
> >
> > As you know, since the ascension of President Yahya A.J.J.
> >Jammeh in a 1994 coup, widely reported human rights and political
> >abuses have occurred in The Gambia. Last year in the U.S.
> >Department of State, Human Rights Report, several high-profile
> >political and extrajudicial killings were documented. The
> >current situation in The Gambia is of concern to me as the 1.3
> >million citizens of this country do not enjoy the same freedoms
> >we American's expect.
> >
> > While in the Senate, one of my highest priorities has been
> >working to promote greater respect for human rights throughout
> >the world. I believe that the U.S. not only has the ability, but
> >the responsibility, to encourage governing bodies to make firm
> >commitments to improve their human rights records.
> >
> > Please be assured that I will continue to monitor the
> >situation in The Gambia. Additionally, I will be visiting Africa
> >this month as part of a Senate Intelligence mission and will make
> >sure to address this concern in my discussions.
> >
> > Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me. Your
> >comments and suggestions are extremely important.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Bob Kerrey
> >
> ======================================================================
>
> Abdoulie A. Jallow
> Toll-free number: 1-888-392-4832(Excite2)
> Personal extension for v/mail/fax: 291-368-1519
>
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