Ombudsman Explains Visits To Detention Centers, Assets Declaration
By Nelson Manneh
Mrs. Fatou Njie-Jallow, the Ombudsman of the Gambia, Thursday 26th April 2018, disclosed that her office has visited prisons and detention centers and...
‘Victim’s Center’ March In Demand For Justice From Government
By Yankuba Jallow / Louise Jobe
Members of the Victims’ Center including family members and loved ones, held a protest march 17th April 2018, on Independence...
Private Jarju Detained
By Mustapha Jallow
Private Dembo L. Jarju, a serving member of the Gambia Armed Forces, was on Thursday, 29th March 2018, arrested and detained at the...
A Step In The Right Direction Complying With The Dictates Of...
The Constitution commands that any arrested person held in custody should be either released or produced before a court within 72 hours. It states...
Capt. Boye Still In Detention Amidst Threats of Legal Action for...
By Mustapha Jallow
A younger brother of Captain Malick Boye, said his brother would take legal action against anyone who calls their loved one a...
Wife Hunts For Husband’s Killers
By Mustapha Jallow
Isatou Fatty, wife of late Mahawa Cham, continues to hunt for those who killed her husband, during the former regime.
Fatty said those...
Family Urges Investigation Into Death of Former State House Officer
By Mustapha Jallow
A devastated family is calling for investigation into the fate of a plain-cloth-officer Mariama Camara who was said to be summarily executed...
‘Investigation Still Ongoing On The Two Generals’- GAF Spokesman
By Mustapha Jallow
Since their return from Equatorial Guinea on Sunday 21st January 2018, Brigadier General Ansumana Tamba and Brigadier General Umpa Mendy, have been...
Is Detention Without Trial In The Gambia A Thing Of The...
Our investigation has revealed that the following soldiers are still detained without trial:
Pa Sanneh, Warrant Officer Class 1 (WOC1) detained since March 2017; Warrant...
CPA Condemns Child Scavenging
By Madiba Singhateh
The Child Protection Alliance CPA, has condemned the act of child scavengers in the country.
The CPA reaction came in the wake of...
Dead Body Found Floating In Kotu Quarry
By Alpha Jallow
The dead body of a male has been found floating in the early hours of Monday, 12th February 2018, beside the Agua Company...
Gen. Tamba Clocks 19 Days In Detention Family Demands For His...
By Mustapha Jallow
Former commander of the State Guards Battalion, Brigadier General Ansumana Tamba, has clocked 19 days in detention without seeing a judge, family...
GPU, CSOs To Launch Coalition On FOI
By Yankuba Jallow
Civil Society Organisations in partnership with the GPU and other partners have launched the freedom of information coalition, a movement that will...
‘Arrest, Detention of Dr. Ceesay Unlawful’-CSOs
By: Kebba AF Touray
Civil Society Organizations of The Gambia unanimously condemn the arrest and detention of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay calling it unlawful.
These statements were...
UTG’s Dr. Ceesay held in custody
By Mustapha Jallow, Mohammed S. Bah and Kebba Jeffang
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, a political science lecturer at the University of The Gambia, is currently held...
UTG Faculty and Staff Association demand release of Dr Ceesay
The following statement was issued by the University of The Gambia Faculty and Staff Association:
Following the arbitrary arrest of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, Political Science...
Disappearance Of Mr. Siaka Fatajo Without Trace Calls for President’s intervention
Below is the text of the letter the Fatajo family wrote to Foroyaa for publication:
On behalf of the Fatajo Kunda family of Batabut Kantora,...
Where Is Siaka Fatajo?
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Siaka Fatajo has no problem with the Barrow administration. He is in fact a supporter of the Barrow administration who has...
President Favours Predecessor To Face Abuse Charges
Gambian President Adama Barrow said he will favour the extradition of his predecessor, Yahya Jammeh, if a Commission of inquiry into human-rights abuses during...
Is The Government Aware Of The Menace Of The Smoke Belching...
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Readers would recall that the residents of Bakoteh did begin a ‘no dumping’ campaign to prevent waste from being dumped indiscriminately...
