Monday, October 20, 2025

Human Rights

Protected Witness Describes Jammeh’s HIV & AIDS Treatment as False

By Nelson Manneh A protected witness Wednesday, 16th July 2020, described Yahya Jammeh’s treatment programme as false since some of those who took the medicine...

TRRC Witness alleges people died from Jammeh’s HIV Treatment Programme

By Nelson Manneh Fatou Jatta, a witness before the TRRC has alleged that nine people died from former President Yahya Jammeh’s HIV Treatment Programme. Jatta appeared...

ACHPR 66th Ordinary Session: Hannah Foster Decries Human Rights Violations Amid...

By Momodou Jarju Gambian human rights defender, Mrs. Hannah Foster, has raised concern about human rights violations in all parts of the world and Africa...

Nurse Blames Ex-President Jammeh, Others for his Brother’s Death

By Nelson Manneh A nurse on Wednesday, 8th July 2020 testified before the TRRC on how his brother was killed by one of the drivers...

Ex-President Jammeh’s Convoy Driver Testifies before TRRC

By Nelson Manneh Warrant Officer Class 2, Lamin Sillah, who was a convoy driver during Yahya Jammeh’s regime, on Thursday 9th July, testified before the...

TRRC says Jammeh’s convoy was involved in over 40 accidents

By Nelson Manneh Counsel Sagar C.T Jahateh on Wednesday, 8th July 2020 said the investigation unit of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has...

Frontline Defenders Call on Gambian Authorities to Drop Charges Against Madi...

The Dublin based Front Line Defenders have called on the authorities in the Gambia to immediately drop all charges against Madi Jobarteh, as they...

David Colley Applied Colonial Law While He Was Prison Service Boss

By Momodou Jarju The former Director General of the prison service of The Gambia, David Charles Colley, has been using colonial law to discharge his...

Gambia’s Prison Service Was Trapped in Fear, Incompetence under Jammeh Era,...

By Momodou Jarju Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the chairman of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has indicated that the Gambia’s prison service under...

David Colley Finally Admits Food Served in Prisons Was Bad

By Momodou Jarju The former director of the prison service, David Charles Colley, has on Monday admitted that the food served in the prisons for...

Mile 2: The Gambia Center that is ‘Unfit for Purpose’

By Momodou Jarju Built on the outskirts of Banjul along the highway linking Serrekunda and the capital, Mile II was the epicenter of gruesome mistreatment...

TRRC: David Colley Maintains Innocence in 2006 Carrion Scandal

By Momodou Jarju In the reproduction of David Charles Colley’s testimony held last week at the Truth Commission (TRRC), today’s part teed off in 2006...

In-depth Testimony Of David Colley, The Prison Law Expert That Never...

By Momodou Jarju Teeing off his testimony before the Truth Commission (TRRC) on Thursday, David Charles Colley claimed he was an expert in prison law-...

Gambia yet to meet minimum standards for the elimination of human...

The United States Department of State, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Thursday said the Government of The Gambia is making significant efforts...

David Colley Claims Bug Infestation Caused Beriberi Illness in Prison Cells

By Momodou Jarju The former Director General of the Gambia Prison Service, David Charles Colley, has told the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on...

TRRC Witness Criticizes Alleged Chief Torturer

By Nelson Manneh Abdou Anabi Jammeh on Wednesday, 24th June 2020 testified that ex-Commissioner of Operation at Mile 2, Ebrima Jammeh alias Chief Torturer was...

TRRC Witness Testifies on the mysterious escape of Taranga FM Manager...

By Nelson Manneh A former prison warden who is now engaged in farming has on Wednesday, 24th June given evidence surrounding the mysterious escape of...

Ex-Prison Warden Testifies on How He Used to Farm for David...

By Nelson Manneh Ex-Private Ebrima B. Njie of the Gambia Prison Service on Wednesday testified that he was used to do farming for David Colley...

Late Baba Jobe’s Widow Testifies Before TRRC

By Nelson Manneh The widow of the late Baba Jobe, a one-time lawmaker in Jarra Central Constituency on Monday, 22nd June testified before the TRRC. Tida...

Policeman Admits Torture, Apologises

By Yankuba Jallow Wandifa Barrow of the Gambia Police Force has on Monday admitted torturing a 20-year-old as he pleaded for forgiveness from the boy...