We do not seem to be learning much from history. Or are we? Bad or illegal order is still bad or illegal no matter who issues it. Anyone who carries out that illegality is as culpable as one who gives it out. Those who shot at the April 2000 student[Read More…]
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Faraba Banta Shooting: Gambia Urged To Fully Investigate Anti-Mining Protesters’ Deaths
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…]
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…]