Sigga,
I will print and make copies this. I shall hand them out in Colleges,
Mosque and Churches.
Thanks
A.A.Drammeh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sigga Jagne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 5:10 PM
Subject: VERY URGENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE READ
> We all agree that it is of utmost importance that we act in a swift manner
> to help remedy the situation in Gambia in any way we can. So here is a
> pamhlet that I made to hand out to Gambians and non Gambians in other to
> inform them about the student massacre and how they can help by getting
> their names added to the petion, writing letters, or sending donations. I
> have included the required E-mail address where they can send their names
> for the petition, and the address to send donations to. You can modify it
> to suit you. For example, those in other countries other than the US, can
> change the address to where donations are to be sent to their designated
> person. You can also change my name and phone number to yours, or to that
> of the person responsible for collecting donations in your region.
>
> SO PRINT THESE IN THE THOUSANDS PEOPLE, AND LETS MOBILIZE AND ACT. IS
TIME
> TO PUT OUR ANGER AND FRUSTRATION INTO ACTION.
>
>
>
> PAMPHLET:
>
> I am very grateful that you have taken the time to read this. My name is
> Sigga Jagne and I am from Gambia/ West Africa. A country that until April
> 10th, 2000 was peaceful, calm, and full of fun loving and friendly people.
> This attitude of its people, made it earn the nickname the "Smiling Coast
> of Africa." Gambia is very similar to the Caribbean, full of long, sandy,
> white beaches and wonderful sunshine. Actually, it is to most of Europe
> what Jamaica is to most Americans. This said and done, below is a petition
> written by the Association of Gambian citizens living in Europe and the
US)
> to the UN (United Nations) and upon reading it, you will gain an
> understanding as to why I am sending you this document, and why this
> petition was written in the first place. Below the petition, is an E-mail
> address to which you can send an E-mail asking that your name be added to
> the final petition going to the UN. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO, FOR
THE
> LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF A PEACEFUL AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE DEPEND ON IT. The
> Gambian Association is trying to mobilize the UN to act, before our
> beloved, and peaceful country, a country that has not known any of the
> familiar unrest known to most of Africa. Also, a URL for one of the web
> sites set up for people to learn more about this incident, is given at the
> bottom
>
>
> TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
>
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
> A very tragic chapter in the history of our beloved nation, The Gambia,
> occurred on the 10th. And 11th. April 2000 when security forces opened
fire
> and killed 14 and injured at least 28 students including a Red Cross
> volunteer and journalist, Omar Barrow, during an unarmed demonstration
> organized by students. The students were protesting 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 paramillitary officer.
> Hundreds of students have since been arrested and distraught parents do
not
> know whether their children are among the dead or imprisoned.
> We the undersigned, as concerned citizens, respectfully request you and
> your organization to keep pressure on the Government of The Gambia to
> immediately:
> - instruct the 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 security forces to exercise maximum restraint during
> demonstrations slated for next week;
> - 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 abide by the Constitution of The
> Republic of The Gambia and all international laws and treaties of which
The
> Gambia is a signatory;
> While awaiting your kind co-operation in this most urgent of matter of
> matters, we take the opportunity to sincerely thank you and your
> organization for your concern.
> MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BROTHER WAS ONE OF THOSE SHOT, HE WAS SHOT IN THE
> STOMACH AND HAS SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES TO HIS INTERNAL ORGANS.
>
> IMPORTANT! (PLEASE SEE NEXT PAGE)
> Send an E-mail to: [log in to unmask] and ask to have your name added to
the
> petition above to be sent to the UN (United Nations).
>
> We have set up a web site where people can go and talk about the current
> situation in Gambia (http://come.to/voiceout), it contains articles and
> news excerpts on the incident as well. We will set up another web site
> soon, that will give a day to day up date of current situation in the
> Gambia and the actions that are being taken by the UN, Amnesty
> International and other international organizations, as well as the
members
> of the Association of Gambian Citizens in Europe & the US in their various
> countries of residence. I will send out the URL of that web site as
soon
> as it is launched. Demonstrations have been held in New York, and
> Washington and are being planned in London, Germany, Finland, and Sweden.
> We are going to pick a date in the future, when demonstrations will be
held
> at all the above named places on the same day. I will send out that
> information as soon as it is available. These demonstrations are done in
> conjunction with any organization that wishes to lend their support. We
> are also asking for help from any and every person, add your names to the
> petitions, go to the web sites to learn about the days that demonstrations
> are being held and go lend your support. Justice must be achieved for
> these slain children. We have also set up a Victims fund (See address
> below) for the injured, for example, there is a 3 year old child lying in
> the hospital, next to my brother's bed, with a bullet in his head and
> doctors in the Gambia do not have the facilities to perform the required
> operation on him. We will use this fund to help attain medical attention
> for the critically injured, launch an investigation team to get the real
> facts of the incident (in fear of a cover up by the government), set up a
> team of lawyers to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the government,
> etc.
>
> Send All Donations to: Fund for the Gambian Student Massacre
Victims
> 13830 Castle BLVD, # 204
> Silverspring, Maryland 20910
>
> For further Questions, contact me at ------------
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