Human Rights

Imam Ba-Kawsu Fofana Charged

Imam Ba-Kawsu Fofana has been charged with two-count offences of incitement to violence and indecent assault, confirmed the police spokesperson Cdt. ASP Binta Njie when contacted by Jollofnews. A certain Musa Saidy has also been charged with similar offences, ASP Njie confirmed.

Ba-Kawsu Still Held Under Custody

Islamic scholar Ba-Kawsu Fofana is still at the Banjulinding police station where he was invited earlier today for “questioning”. According to his brother Ba-Omar Fofana, the Islamic cleric has been charged with three counts of unlawful assembly, immorality and failure to rein Serit Fofana, who was alleged to have threatened[Read More…]

Anti-FGM Fight Takes Center Stage In Gambia

Campaigners are reviving the crusade against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as they converged on the tiny West African nation to chart the way forward. “We are constantly deepening our understanding of the drivers pushing and pulling FGM, not only through investments in robust research and evaluation, but also the uptake[Read More…]

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