(JollofNews) – Gambia’s Vice President Aja Fatoumata Tambajang Wednesday urged Zimbabwean political leadership and the military hierarchy to seriously engage into dialogue as threat of civil war hangs over the Southern African country. “We will engage the leadership, the civil society to support the efforts for dialogue,” Aja Fatoumata Tambajang[Read More…]
Year: 2017
Gambia: Curtains Close On ACHPR’s 61 Ordinary Session
(JollofNews)- The curtains closed Wednesday on the 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACPHR) which was held from 1st- 15 November, 2017 at Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi, some 12 km away from Banjul. Up to 619 delegates took part in a session that[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Presumption of Innocence is Essential
The presumption of innocence is essential — but it should never mean presuming the guilt of the accused. The Gambian justice system, we grant a presumption of innocence in our legal system, but an accuser with a case can pursue it. Whatever the facts may be of the allegations against[Read More…]
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