I am writing this letter on board a Cross Country train to the northern part of the country. And while I don’t normally get myself involved in the Jalikunda sungko on Facebook as it is absolutely worthless, this time around, I cannot help but say a few things in support[Read More…]
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Gambia: Newspaper Editor Recounts Details Of Torture By Military Officers
A former editor of the defunct Independent Newspaper in the Gambia Wednesday appeared at the ongoing truth commission where he recounted how he was arbitrarily detained for over three weeks and tortured by an elite military unit during the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh. Madi Ceesay was arrested in March[Read More…]
Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh: You Don’t Have To Be A Feminist To Speak Out Against Violence
You don’t have to be a feminist to speak out against violence, injustice, abuse women face; just love justice and human rights You don’t have to be a feminist to recognise, and fight or speak against, violence against women. All what is needed is for you to believe sincerely in[Read More…]