Human Rights

Fatoumatta K. Jallow The UNFPA regional director has tasked the Muslim religious leaders and scholars to contribute in tackling Africa’s problems including the challenge of...

By: Kebba AF Touray The 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights came to a climax yesterday, 15th November 2017. The fifteen...

By Mustapha Jallow Detained Staff Sergeant Abdoulie Jammeh, nephew of former President Jammeh, has been released from custody and asked to leave the Army without...

By Yankuba Jallow Alieu Mbye, a young trader has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the police who arrested him and 15 others. The...

By Nelson Manneh Staff of Kombo Beach Hotel came into Foroyaa offices to raise their concern on their appointment letters given to them by the...

By: Mustapha Jallow The Gambia Armed Forces, GAF, have now completed investigations into the case of soldiers that are accused engaging in mutinous and seditious...

By: Mustapha Jallow There are at least twenty three soldiers in custody for more than seventy two hours without being brought before a court of...

By MUHAMMED S. BAH The Family of Sergeant Ebrima Ceesay, who went missing since 11th November 1994, continue to ask for his whereabouts, dead or alive....

By Kebba Jeffang Freedom of expression defender Article 19 with stakeholders, Thursday held a side event to celebrate 15 years of the declaration of the...

Question of the Day The new Gambia requires a new start. This new start requires that the wrong doings of the past do not start...

By Kebba Jeffang Gambian President Barrow, has announced on November 1st that the country is set to construct the permanent secretariat of the African Commission on...

BY Kebba AF Touray  The 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights, has on Wednesday 1st November 2017, started in Banjul. The...

Never would anyone who heard President Elect Barrow’s speeches during the early phase of his victory, thought that we would wake up in a...

By Mustapha Jallow A senior discharged member of the Gambia Armed Forces said he is yet to receive his benefits. ‘‘The process is very slow...

By Yankuba Jallow Survivors of human rights violations under the Jammeh regime and international human rights lawyers and advocates, have created the ‘Campaign to Bring...

By Mustapha Jallow                                                   Corporal Baboucarr alias ‘Nyakareh’, a serving member of the Gambia Armed Forces, was arrested while on leave, his wife told this...

By Nelson Manneh The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in partnership with the United Nations Migration Agency, has concluded a three-day training workshop on Child protection. The...

By Mustapha Jallow Lance Corporal Abba Badjie, a serving member of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), was detained since 13 July 2017, without court appearance...

Courtesy RFI Since the end of the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh, soldiers formerly under his command have been regularly arrested. Among them are...

By Kebba Jeffang The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) on October 4th announced the appointment of Lesotho born human rights lawyer...