www.humanrightshouse.org hereby joins Reporters without Borders’ request to all advocates of freedom of expression to sign the below online petition urging the Gambian government to open an independent inquiry into the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. Hydara, one of Gambia’s most respected journalists, was gunned down on 16 December 2004. Witnesses have proven scared of speaking out. (4-FEB-05)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is asking free expression advocates to sign an online petition urging the Gambian government to open an independent inquiry into the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. Hydara, one of Gambia?s most respected journalists and a correspondent for Agence France Presse, was gunned down on December 16. A week-long fact-finding mission conducted by RSF in December concluded that Hydara was “murdered by well-organized professionals in a premeditated operation.” RSF calls on President Yahya Jammeh to appoint an independent commission of investigation after discovering that “most witnesses are afraid of being questioned by the authorities”.
To sign the online petition, to: www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=12243
To read RSF?s fact-finding report, go to: www.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/rapport_deyda_hydara_en.pdf
