Saturday, May 18, 2024

Human Rights

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...

‘TRRC Heard Testimonies From 188 Witnesses In 2019’ Dr. Baba Galeh...

By Yankuba Jallow Dr. Baba Galleh Jallow, Executive Secretary of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), said 188 witnesses have testified before the Commission...

TRRC’s Executive Secretary Calls on Women Victims to Come Forward, Testify

By Yankuba Jallow TRRC’s Executive Secretary Dr. Baba Galeh Jallow, has reiterated the Commission’s call for more women victims to come forward to give their...

‘Civic Space Has Been Weakened And Is Shrinking’ Madi Jobarteh

By Ndey Sowe Madi Jobarteh, a human rights defender and country representative for West Minster Foundation for Democracy (WMD), said tactics are employed to discredit...

Human Rights Commission Marks Human Rights Day

December 10 is observed every year as Human Rights Day. This is the date the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal...

“I represented the police in the witch-hunting exercise,” says Ex-Operations Director

By Yankuba Jallow Dismissed police commissioner Omar Jawo has admitted that he participated in the arrest of residents of Barra and Essau during the 2009...

Witch Hunting Exercise Ruins Lamin’s Dream of Becoming a Lawyer

By Yankuba Jallow Branded as a witch at 16, Lamin Jobarteh became a school dropout as a result of the 2009 witch-hunting exercise. Born in 1993...

Woman Apportions Blame to Hunters for Her Baby’s Death

By Yankuba Jallow Neneh Babou, a resident of Barra on Thursday, 5th December told the TRRC that she lost her 8 – month baby as...

Two Soldiers In Detention for 2 years without trial

By Mustapha Jallow Two Gambian soldiers are still under detention for 2 years now without any court trial, as GAF await directives for action to...

Victim Says His Son Died In His Absence

By Yankuba Jallow A victim of the 2009 witch hunting exercise on Wednesday told the Commission his son, who was sick at the time he...

Survivor recollects torture of her husband by witch-hunters

By Yankuba Jallow Adama Gassama, a survivor of the 2009 witch-hunting exercise Wednesday gave a detailed testimony of how his husband was abducted by witch...

Alkalo of Barra Testifies on his victimization by witch-hunters

By Yankuba Jallow Alagie Babucarr Faye, the alkalo of Barra on Tuesday, 3rd December appeared before the TRRC to testify on his victimization by witch-hunters...

Widow Says Her Husband Was Captured by Witch Hunters

By Yankuba Jallow Amie Njie, a wife to Lamin Sonko, who was a victim of a witch hunting exercise, on Monday, 2nd December 2019 told...

Victim Alleges She was Unlawfully Detained with her Baby

By Yankuba Jallow Nyima Jarju said she was detained in a cell with her 3 months baby and her mother in-law at the Sibanor Police...

Son Links Mother’s Demise to Concoction

By Yankuba Jallow Buba Jarju, son of a victim of the 2009 witch hunting activity has on Wednesday, 27th November, told the TRRC that her...