Sunday, February 23, 2025

Human Rights

‘Government, Main Human Rights Defenders In Any Country’ Special Rapporteur on...

By Fatoumatta K Jallow Governments are the main human right defenders body in any country, which should be implement but if they fail in protecting...

African NGOs Task Governments To Combat Corruption

BY Fatoumatta K Jallow The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies held its biannual Forum which brought together civil society organisations from all...

NYC, ACDHRS Commemorate African Human Rights Day

By Fatoumatta K Jallow National Youth Council in collaboration with the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Study (ACDHRS) on Sunday 21 October 2018,...

Coroner’s Inquest On Louis Gomez’s Death Set Up

The Chief Justice Hassan B. Jallow, acting pursuant to the Coroners Act, has designated Mr. Malafi Jarju, First Class Magistrate in Banjul, as Coroner...

Gambia Launches TRRC To Investigate Human Rights Atrocities

By Kebba Jeffang Gambian President Adama Barrow, has presided over the launch of Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on Monday, October 15th 2018, with...

Yaya Saidy Fatajo Under Detention

By Nelson Manneh  Yaya Saidy Fatajo, son of Karamo Saidy Fatajo and resident of Tallinding, was said to have been detained at the Bundung Police...

Father feels robbed of his daughter But Police say it is...

By Nelson Manneh One Karamo Saidy Fatajo has told Foroyaa that the police have taken away his eleven year daughter and denied him access to...

‘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...