Monday, February 24, 2025

Human Rights

Ex-Prison Warden says Former President Jammeh was interfering in the prison...

By Nelson Manneh An ex-retired prison warden, Lamin Korta on Tuesday, 9th June 2020 said former President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh was interfering in the country’s...

Prisons Director Testifies before TRRC

By Nelson Manneh Director General of the Gambia Prison Service Ansumana Manneh on Monday, 8th June 2020 testified before the TRRC on the condition and...

TRRC to hear ex-President Jammeh’s HIV/AIDS treatment programme, others

By Nelson Manneh Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the Chairperson of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) has on Monday, 8th June said they will hear...

National Human Rights Chairperson Calls on lawmakers to advocate for their...

By Yankuba Jallow & Nelson Manneh Emmanuel Daniel Joof, the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday called on lawmakers to advocate...

Detention without Trial Still Exists

By Mustapha Jallow Five soldiers and one civilian have been detained by Gambian authorities without their appearance before any Court of Law for trial. This...

Employees of ‘Banjul Breweries’ Call for Government’s Intervention

By Nelson Manneh Employees of the ‘Banjul Breweries’ Company have renewed their call for Government to intervene to ensure that their rights are respected by...

Human Rights Commission On Fact-finding Mission At Gunjur/Sanyang

By Hatab Nyang A delegation of Commissioners of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) led by Emanuel Joof as the Chairperson, on the 15th of...

Twenty years on: April 10 victim continues to demand for justice

By Yankuba Jallow Abdou Karim Jammeh, a victim of 10th April 2000 students’ massacre by security forces, said they will continue to seek justice for...

Former Workers at Basse-Wuli Bridge apply for permit to demonstrate against...

By Yankuba Jallow Workers at the Basse-Wuli Bridge who had in January applied for permit at the Police to demonstrate what they described as poor...

Victims of Presidential Convoy Accidents Testify at TRRC

By Yankuba Jallow Two victims of convoy accidents under the rule of former President Yahya Jammeh have on Monday, given testimony on their victimisation. Musa Sallah...

TRRC saved Musa Jammeh’s Family, House from Explosion

By Yankuba Jallow Ensa Keita returned from exile purposely to kill Musa Jammeh and his family in 2017. Keita on Thursday told TRRC that he joined...

Health Minister Visits Amdalai Border As new cases of Covid19...

BY Fatoumatta K Jallow The Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Lamin Samateh, on Tuesday March 3rd 2020, visited the Amdalai border to inspect and put...

Former GRA Employee Explains How She was victimised by the Former...

By Yankuba Jallow Veronic Carayol, an ex-employee of the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) has on Wednesday, 04th March 2020 testified before the TRRC on her...

Hannah Forster Bemoans Women Under-representation in Positions of Responsibility

By Ndey Sowe Hannah Forster, the Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) has lamented the under-representation of women...

“I was detained for 5 years, 4 months & 2 weeks,”...

By Yankuba Jallow Mahmoud Babadi Sarr, an ex-director of administration at the Defense Headquarters said he was detained for over 5 years incommunicado by APRC...

Gamtel’s Yabo punished for refusing to shut down Citizen FM

By Yankuba Jallow A former senior manager at Gamtel Bansang Branch has told the TRRC that he was victimised for his refusal to accept an...

APRC Bureau Arson Attack: Police Officer on Sentry Testifies

By Momodou Jarju The police officer who was on guard in the fateful night the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Bureau was set...

Witness alleges torture by Jammeh’s Green Boys, NIA

By Yankuba Jallow Lamin Darboe, a witness before the TRRC has on Tuesday alleged that he was tortured by agents of the National Intelligence Agency...

Serving Jammeh for 7 years as waiter ends career in prison...

By Yankuba Jallow Ebou Jarju’s 7 years work at the State House as a Steward responsible for serving former President Yahya Jammeh and his family...

Detained for 26 Months, State House Protocol Officer Narrates...

By Yankuba Jallow Detained for 26 months in Mile 2 prisons without trial, Momodou Sowe does not still know why he was arrested and detained...