Thursday, November 28, 2024

Human Rights

Imam Fatty Says Yahya Jammeh Gave Them Powers To Ban Preachers

By Yankuba Jallow Imam Abdoulie Fatty, renowned as Imam Fatty said ex-President Yahya Jammeh gave them the power to ban people from organizing and hosting...

TRRC Chair says ex-President Jammeh manipulated religious leaders

By Yankuba Jallow Dr. Lamin J. Sise, the Chairperson of the TRRC said information provided to the Commission shows that ex-President Jammeh manipulated religious leaders...

Ex-Governor says Yahya Jammeh ordered him to expel Ndigal followers

By Yankuba Jallow Ganyi Touray, an ex-Governor of CRR said he was given an Executive Directive by ex-President Yahya Jammeh to expel followers of Sering...

Imam Ba Kawsu says Islamic Council misled Yahya Jammeh

By Yankuba Jallow Renowned Imam Ba Kawsu Fofana said the Supreme Islamic Council under the Presidency of Momodou Lamin Touray misled ex-President Yahya Jammeh and...

Ndigal Followers Went To Exile For Refusing The Renovation Of The...

By Yankuba Jallow The Alkalo of Kerr Mot Hali said the followers of Sering Ndigal went to exile in Senegal because they were adamant that...

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat leader recollects encounter with Imam Fatty

By Yankuba Jallow The leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamat in the Gambia, Baba F. Trawally has on Wednesday told the TRRC they were persecuted...

TRRC Witness Recount Challenges Christians Endured Under Jammeh

By Momodou Jarju Philip Saine, a witness of the Truth Commission (TRRC) has on Monday explained the numerous challenges the Christians community endured under the...

Dr. Zakir Naik Influenced Yahya Jammeh- TRRC Witness testifies

By Momodou Jarju Philip Saine, a member of the Christian Community has told the Truth Commission (TRRC) that former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh was influenced...

TRRC Witness Says Ba Kawsu’s Arrest& Detention Led To Their Father’s...

By Yankuba Jallow Omar Fofana said his father’s demise was caused by the pain he underwent as a result of Imam Ba Kawsu Fofana’s arrest...

Witness testifies on Imam Ba Kawsu’s encounters at the Islamic Council

By Yankuba Jallow Omar Fofana, the brother of Imam Ba Kawsu Fofana has testified before the TRRC that the Supreme Islamic Council played a part...

TRRC Witness explains how practising another faith landed them in exile

By Yankuba Jallow Yunusa O.S. Ceesay, a follower of Sering Ndigal’s teachings has explained to the TRRC how the police chased them from their village...

Oustaz Manjang Narrates His Ordeal under NIA Custody

By Momodou Jarju Oustaz Ismaila Manjang has explained how he was arrested and manhandled by the paramilitary officers in 2011 while he was under custody...

Violent Clashes Between 3 Years Jotna Concerned Citizens and the Police...

The NHRC received with great concern news of violent clashes between members of the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) and 3 Years Jotna Concerned Citizens...

Airport Imam Explains His Encounter With Jammeh’s Regime

By Yankuba Jallow Alhaiba Hydara, the Imam of Banjul International Airport has on Monday, 27th January 2020 narrated his encounter with the regime of Yahya...

Victims of Jammeh’s regime want APRC banned

By Yankuba Jallow, Mustapha Jallow and Nelson Manneh Hundreds of Gambians took to the street on Saturday demanding for the prosecution of ex-President Yahya Jammeh...

3 Survivors of 1998 Brikama Mosque Incident Testify

By Yankuba Jallow 3 survivors of the 1998 Brikama central mosque incident that resulted in the arrest and prosecution of 10 have on Thursday, 23rd...

Marabout’s Son Says Islamic Council Played A Role In His Father’s...

By Yankuba Jallow Abass Muhideen Hydara on Thursday, 23rd January told the TRRC that his father’s arrest and subsequent prosecution was facilitated by the Supreme...

ICJ Unanimously Orders Myanmar To Stop The Genocide

The Republic of The Gambia has welcomed the unanimous decision of the International Court of Justice at The Hague on Thursday January 23rd 2020,...

Imam Baba Leigh Explains Encounters With Jawara’s, Jammeh’s Governments

By Yankuba Jallow Baba Mouctar Leigh renown as Imam Baba Leigh on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020 explained his encounter with the governments of ex-presidents Sir...

Gambians should say no to dictatorship – witness tells TRRC

By Yankuba Jallow Expert witness Professor Abdoulie Saine on Tuesday, 21st January 2020 has called on all Gambians to fight against self-perpetuating rule and dictatorship. Professor...