WOW!!! The ECOWAS Court has just delivered a strong judgment(June 5,2008)in favor of Chief Manneh against the West African country of Gambia. In the Court's first human rights decision it declared the arrest and detention of Manneh on June 6,2006, to be illegal and ordered Gambian authorities to immediately release him. As our proof established, Manneh disappeared on that date and has never been accounted for though he is believed to have been killed.
In this case of first impression, the family of Manneh was awarded the sum of $100,000 as damages to be paid by Gambia. You will recall that Gambia has consistently refused to produce Manneh or give an account of what happened to him.
I am pleased that I was a part of the team that assisted in the prosecution of this suit and congratulate the Media Foundation of West Africa for its dogged persistence in seeing this matter through to judgment.
I will report on further developments as they occur. Till next time...
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2 comments:
AMAZING...truly amazing. What you have done for these people is just an absolute miracle!
God Bless You Dan for what you have accomplished.
Take care, Tiffany
Dan,
That is so wonderful that you
could help in the favor of Justice
and Human Rights!.
Proud of you .
God bless you. Love,
Your Sister, Kathleen
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