Victim Says His Son Died In His Absence
By Yankuba Jallow
A victim of the 2009 witch hunting exercise on Wednesday told the Commission his son, who was sick at the time he...
Survivor recollects torture of her husband by witch-hunters
By Yankuba Jallow
Adama Gassama, a survivor of the 2009 witch-hunting exercise Wednesday gave a detailed testimony of how his husband was abducted by witch...
Alkalo of Barra Testifies on his victimization by witch-hunters
By Yankuba Jallow
Alagie Babucarr Faye, the alkalo of Barra on Tuesday, 3rd December appeared before the TRRC to testify on his victimization by witch-hunters...
Widow Says Her Husband Was Captured by Witch Hunters
By Yankuba Jallow
Amie Njie, a wife to Lamin Sonko, who was a victim of a witch hunting exercise, on Monday, 2nd December 2019 told...
CRC Commences Public Consultations On Draft Constitution
By Nelson Manneh
The Constitution Review Commission (CRC) on Saturday November 30th 2019, commenced public consultations on the new draft Constitution in Banjul.
The Commission was...
Gambians Advised to Stop Calling Their Elected Leaders ‘Mansa’
By Mustapha Jallow
Ansumana Yabou civic education officer at the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), has on 29th November, advised residents of Basse Manneh-Kunda...
Gambians Challenged To Monitor And Hold Their Leaders Accountable
By Mustapha Jallow
Ansumana Yabou, civic education officer at the National Council for Civic Education (NCCE), has challenged Jimara residents, to act swiftly by monitoring...
Victim Alleges She was Unlawfully Detained with her Baby
By Yankuba Jallow
Nyima Jarju said she was detained in a cell with her 3 months baby and her mother in-law at the Sibanor Police...
Son Links Mother’s Demise to Concoction
By Yankuba Jallow
Buba Jarju, son of a victim of the 2009 witch hunting activity has on Wednesday, 27th November, told the TRRC that her...
Survivor alleges they were forced to admit they were witches
By Yankuba Jallow
Matty Sanyang of Sintet Village has told the TRRC that they were forced by witch-hunters to admit they were witches and wizards.
"The...
Sintet Woman Tells Truth Commission her Parents Were Forced To Drink...
By Yankuba Jallow
Jarra Colleyhas told Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that her two parents were captured by witch doctors and forced to drink...
Sintet Woman Tells Truth Commission She Became A High Blood Patient...
By Yankuba Jallow
Fatou Darboe, a 60 – year – old survivor of the 2009 witch-hunting exercise has told the TRRC that she became a...
“Yahya Jammeh Wanted To Abduct His Own Sisters In Sintet” Witness...
By Yankuba Jallow
Alagie Masanneh Camara alias APRC on Wednesday, 27th November 2019 told the TRRC that former President Yahya Jammeh wanted the witch hunters...
Activists Call On Gov’t to Ratify, Domesticate Labour Convention
By Ndey Sowe
Gambian Activists of the Network Against Gender Based Violence (NGBV), have called on Government to ratify and domesticate the International Labour Organisation’s...
Witness Explains How She Escaped Witch-Hunters in Kanilai
By Yankuba Jallow
A witness on Tuesday, 26th November 2019 explained in detail her mysterious escape from the witch-hunters at the residence of former President...
“Yahya Jammeh Said I am a Marabout who kills” Survivor Says
By Yankuba Jallow
Mustapha Fanneh, 73, a survivor of Yahya Jammeh’s witch-hunt activities said former President Yahya Jammeh said he was abducted because he was...
Sintet Woman Accuses Witch Hunters of Torturing Victims
By Yankuba Jallow reporting from Sibanor
A survivor of Yahya Jammeh’s witch-hunt on Tuesday, 26th November 2019 alleged that Yahya Jammeh’s witch-hunters were torturing residents of Sintet...
Defendant testifies in Talokoto/ Busura Land suit
By Louise Jobe.
Olimatou Colley a defendant in the Talokoto/Busura land suit on Tuesday 19th November 2019 testified before the West Coast Group Tribunal in...
National Human Rights Commission to Propose Changes on 2017 Act
By Momodou Jarju
The Gambia’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will propose some changes or amendments on its 2017 act in the nearest future.
The 2017...
Son of an Abductee Explains His Father’s Ordeal
By Yankuba Jallow
Ali Jallow a resident of Sintet on Monday, 25th November 2019 told the TRRC how witch doctors descended on their village and abducted...
