The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) in collaboration with the Gambia judiciary, is holding a two-day refresher course for magistrates in the Gambia, with focus on the application of international human rights law in judicial practice. The workshop that runs from 13th to 14th December 2017,[Read More…]
Year: 2017
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: We Need To End The Culture Of Silence
A story was once told of a mouse who looked through the crack in the wall to see a farmer and his wife open a package. What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered, but was soon devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse[Read More…]
Gambia: Truth Commission Should Ban Amnesties For Most Serious Crimes
(Human Rights Watch) Gambia’s truth commission bill, to be debated Wednesday 13th December 2017, is an important opportunity to shed light on human rights violations committed during the rule of former President Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch said. The National Assembly should amend the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission bill[Read More…]
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