Government of the Republic of The Gambia joins the International Community including United Nations (UN), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), The African Union (AU) and others in vehemently condemning the Israeli Military operations in Gaza for almost two weeks including stoppage of electricity, water, food aid, medical supplies, fuel and[Read More…]
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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko Resumes Hunger Strike
Senegal’s jailed opposition leader announced Tuesday that he resumed hunger strike as an “act of solidarity” to his “courageous patriotic sisters.” The announcement comes at a time when a group of female prisoners tied to PASTEF have been on hunger strike over a week. They are denouncing ‘abusive detention conditions’[Read More…]
TANGO Concerned Over ‘Shrinking Civic Space’
The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (TANGO) has expressed concerns over the deteriorating human rights conditions in Gambia. “Recent developments have raised alarm particularly in what appears to be the shrinking civic space. Considerable threats against Fundamental freedoms such as that of freedom of expression, the divergence of political views and[Read More…]