The Gambian authorities should thoroughly investigate the alleged excessive use of force by police causing the deaths of two anti-sand mining demonstrators on June 18, 2018, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The Gambian government should accelerate the reforms needed to ensure that government security forces have the[Read More…]
Year: 2018
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Let The Activist In You Arise!
“All men are born free and equal but are found everywhere in chains”. These are the words of Jean Jack Rousseau, a French scholar and political writer with a very humble beginning and an interesting biography to explore. His writing greatly influenced the formulation of the American Constitution in 1787, the[Read More…]
Faraba Banta Shooting: TANGO Calls For Independent Enquiry
The Association of Nongovernmental Organizations in The Gambia (TANGO) has learnt with dismay and displeasure the disproportionate use of force by personnel of the Police Intervention Unit in Faraba leading to the death of two youth and injuries to several more on Monday 18 June 2018. It is with a[Read More…]
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