While a new constitution may be capable of unshackling The Gambia from the past by making the state power accountable, the constitution can only transform the lives of the citizen if it is safeguarded by the citizens, interpreted and applied in a way that supports the social conditions of the[Read More…]
Year: 2019
Gambia Urged To Stop Threatening Anti-Barrow Critics
A prominent Gambian human rights activist has called on the Gambia Government of President Adama Barrow and its supporters to nip in the bud threats to opposition supporters and critics. Fatou Jagne-Senghor, the West Africa director of Article 19, a London-based pro-freedom of expression organisation, said during the 22-year rule[Read More…]
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,[Read More…]