A Gambian man has been awarded $161,000 in damages after a judge established that he was wrongfully imprisoned by the Bahamian authorities on suspicion of immigration violations. Senior Justice Indra Charles concurred that Bojang’s arrest was lawful because he’d overstayed in Bahamas but he found out that his detention was[Read More…]
Human Rights
Young Lawyers Urged To Do Pro Bono Work
As the legal fraternity is striving to narrow down inequality before the law, The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) President, Lawyer Salieu Taal, has Wednesday called on young lawyers to do pro bono legal work in order to make justice accessible to all. Speaking at the opening of a conference for[Read More…]
Barrow Orders Immediate Cessation Of Demolitions – Queen Jammeh
The Gambian President Adama Barrow has ordered for the cessation of demolitions with immediate effect, revealed the minister of information Lamin Queen Jammeh. The minister told Coffee Time With Peter Gomez this morning that the President has also issued an advise for the setting up of a high-level group that[Read More…]