Monday, October 20, 2025

Human Rights

Ex-Interior Minister Admits State House Sanctioned Execution of West African Migrants

By Nelson Manneh Babucarr Jatta, the former Minister of Interior, has admitted before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that the killings of the...

Former Crime Management Coordinator Describes Killing of West African Migrants as...

By Nelson Manneh Pa Amady Jallow, former Crimes Management Coordinator of the Gambia Police Force who attempted to investigate the killings of West African Migrants...

NHRC Receives 77 Complaints after Two Years of Existence

By Nelson Manneh Emmanuel Daniel Joof, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, has on Thursday 25th February 2021 disclosed to the media that...

Former Army Boss says Jammeh was not comfortable after he received...

BY Nelson Manneh Former Chief of Staff of the Gambia National Army Thursday testified that former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh was not comfortable with the...

Former GPTC Revenue Collector Says Bombarde Mistreated Captured West African...

Chief Revenue Collector at the defunct GPTC on Thursday, said Colonel Kawsu Camara (alias Bombarde) had on 22nd July 2005 beaten several West African migrants,...

NDLEA Officer Testifies On West African Migrants’ Killings

By Nelson Manneh Mr. Mawlud Faal, an officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has testified before the Truth Commission (TRRC) in connection...

“Protection of the Public from Covid-19 Should Be Placed above Everything”...

By Nelson Manneh The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Emmanuel D. Joof on Tuesday 16th February 2021said the protection of the public from Covid-19...

Baba Saho, the man accused of gross human rights violations, says...

By Nelson Manneh Baba Saho, who has been accused of torturing several people while he was at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said on Wednesday,...

TRRC Invites Persons Who Suffered Human Rights Violations to Submit Their...

By Nelson Manneh &Yankuba Jallow The Chairman of the Truth Commission Lamin Sise has recently invited all persons who suffered human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by...

Former NIA Deputy Director Denies Ordering ‘Junglers’ to Torture GAF’s Army...

By Yankuba Jallow Foday Momodou Hydara, former Deputy Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Thursday, 4th February 2021 denied Pierre Mendy’s allegation that...

TRRC Witness says he was Tortured by Former President’s Henchmen

By Nelson Manneh Mr. Alhagie Lang Ceesay, alias Kebba Dibba, told the TRRC on Tuesday 2nd February, 2021, that he was tortured by the former president’s...

TRRC: Police Officer says Principal Witness in Treason Trial of Lan...

By Nelson Manneh Lamin Cham, Officer Commanding the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at Brikama Police Station, Tuesday told the Truth Commission (TRRC) that the principal...

“I was a strong Sympathizer of the APRC,” says former NIA...

By Nelson Manneh Mr Abdoulie Kujabi, former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), appeared before the TRRC on Monday and said he was...

TRRC: Described as One of the Worst Torturers, Darboe Denies Mistreating...

By Nelson Manneh Adversely mentioned by dozens of witnesses before the Truth Commission (TRRC) and described as one of the Torturers at the spy agency,...

Drug Squad Operations Director Testifies before TRRC

By Nelson Manneh Ebrima Drammeh, alias Jim Drammeh, Director of Operations at the Drug Law Enforcement Agency The Gambia (DLEAG), has on Wednesday testified before...

Former NIA DG Criticizes Yahya Jammeh

By Nelson Manneh Harry Sambou, former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has told the TRRC that Yahya Jammeh was only interested in...

Former Director General of NIA Describes Yahya Jammeh as a Sadist

By Nelson Manneh A former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency Harry Sambou has on Monday 25th January 2021 described Yahya Jammeh as a sadist. Sambou...

TRRC: NIA Victim Narrates His 2009 Arrest, Detention, and Court Trial

By Nelson Manneh Babucarr Cham, a businessman and victim of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Monday 25th January, 2021, appeared before the Truth Commission (TRRC) and...

Directors of Health Shrug Off Allegations of Mistreatment

By Kebba Secka Travellers from different parts of Europe who landed at Banjul International Airport on Saturday 16th January, 2021, alleged officials from the Ministry...

NIA Officer says Members of Special Operation Unit Were ‘Jungulers’

By Nelson Manneh A staff of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said members of the special operation unit were the ‘Jungulers’ of the agency. Born on...