Sunday, April 28, 2024

Human Rights

‘TRRC Is Committed To Be Independent’ ...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH Baba Galleh Jallow, Executive Secretary of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), assured Gambians of his institution’s independence and impartiality,...

Police open investigation into assault on Eye Africa journalist

GPU Press Release, 26 September, 2018: The Professional Standard Unit of the Gambia Police Force on Wednesday opened an investigation into the case of...

GPU Calls For Police Investigation On Journalist Assault

By Yankuba Jallow The Gambia Press Union has issued a press release called on the Inspector General of Police to investigate into alleged assault on...

Top Ex-Spy Chief, Co-Intelligence ...

By Mustapha  Jallow The former Chief of the National Intelligence Agency Yankuba Badjie and seven other senior agents who were remanded by the High Court,...

Victims’ Center Opens Register

The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (Victims’ Center) has announced the opening a register of victims of human rights violations under...

‘Government Should Consider The Rights Of The Disabled’ Lamin Ceesay

By Nelson Manneh Lamin Ceesay, a staff of the Gambia Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, GADHOH, said Government should consider the rights...

‘Journey Towards Human Rights Tested’ President Barrow swears-in Faraba Commission

By Kebba Jeffang  President Adama Barrow admits that the journey towards the consolidation of democracy, good governance and human rights by his Government, has been...

Family Members Of Faraba Banta Victims ...

By Louise Jobe   The grandmother of the late Ismaila Bah Habsa Ceesay, said the sad news of the way her grandson died, will not be...

Will The Authorities Meet The Demand Of Saidou Bah For Investigation...

QUESTION OF THE DAY Saidou Bah, the bereaved father of Ismaila Bah who was shot dead at Faraba Banta yesterday has made a simple, direct...

Father Of Slain Faraba Protester ...

MUHAMMED S. BAH Saidou Bah father of 17 year old  Ismaila Bah killed during the Faraba Banta incident, has demanded immediate justice from the Government...

Police Open Fire On Protestors ...

By Yankuba Jallow/ Louise Jobe Two protestors were shot dead when police opened fire on protestors yesterday morning at Faraba Banta, West Coast Region. Bakary Kujabi,...

Haruna Jatta’s Widow Faults The State May sue if Investigation Fails

By Mustapha Jallow The widow of late Haruna Jatta, 40-year-old Rohey Jatta, in grief and sadness, expressed dissatisfaction with the way and manner the government...

Border Alkalos Urge Both Gov’ts To Resolve Border Problem Urgently

By Mustapha Jallow (reporting from Jahanka/Kerr Seny border) The Alkalos Jahanka in The Gambia and Kerr Seny in Senegal have called on the Governments of...

National Stakeholders Consultation On Human Rights Violation

By Kebba Mamburay / Mustapha Jallow The National Stakeholders Consultation on Tuesday 22nd May 2018, held a forum on the promotion of freedom of information...

Kerr Mot Hali Village Seek Justice From Government

By Yankuba Jallow The people of Kerr Mot Hali, Upper Saloum District, are seeking justice from the Government of the Gambia in executing the judgment...

The case of 44 Ghanaians killed in The Gambia kept alive

By Mustapha Jallow A French-German human rights lawyer says they have strong evidence of the killings of 44 Ghanaians in The Gambia in 2005 which...

Human Rights Defenders And The New Gambia

Where are the human rights defenders in the New Gambia? Many claimed that the impunity of the past was so oppressive that people had...

Center For Human Rights On The Arrest Of Youth Of Gunjur

The Center for Human Rights and Development (CHDRD) has expressed their dissatisfaction on the arrest and continuous detention youth protesting against environmental degradation in...

Victims Of Human Rights Violation Receive Support

By Kebba Secka An interest free loan amounting to sixty-six thousand dalasi (D66,000), was given to seven victims of human rights violation of the former...

GPU Holds Media Reform Workshop

By: Kebba AF Touray  The Gambia Press Union (GPU) in collaboration with the National Endowment for Democracy(NED) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), organized a...