Buharry, That was a great job done. Kindly post a copy of the draft petion to me, I will try to mobilise the people in Gothenburg. Yahya >From: MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Petition Draft >Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 22:10:33 +0200 > >Hi! > I just noticed that I made a mistake in the draft. I wrote: >"While awaiting your kind co-operation in this most urgent of matter of >matters". It should read: ""While awaiting your kind co-operation in this >most urgent of matters" . Please take note so that it can be corrected in >the printouts and in the final petition. Thanks. > > Buharry. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MOMODOU BUHARRY GASSAMA > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:51 PM > Subject: Petition Draft > > > Hi! > I have worked on a draft of the petition to be sent to various >organisations as requested by Abdoulie Saine. Please feel free to come up >with suggestions and critique. > > Buharry. > >_____________________________________________________________________________________ > > 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 people >including a Red Cross volunteer and journalist, Omar Barrow, during an >unarmed demonstration organised 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 >police 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. > > > Sincerely, > > > Concerned Citizens of The Gambia. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------