The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has received official reports that on 6th December 2021, freelance photojournalist Lamin Dumbuya, was physically assaulted by supporters of the United Democratic Party (UDP) at the residence of the party leader Ousainou ANM Darboe in Pipeline. The supporters who assaulted Dumbuya also confiscated and damaged[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia: Barrow Urged To End Impunity Of Jammeh-era Crimes
Amnesty International has today issued a statement calling on President Adama Barrow of the Gambia to use his second term in office to tackle impunity of crimes committed in the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh. In reaction to the re-election of President Adama Barrow over the weekend in the first[Read More…]
Gambia: Barrow Appeals For Restraint As He Examines TRRC Report
President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has appealed to Gambians to exercise restraint and allow his government to study findings of the truth commission. The commission was set up in December 2017 to create an impartial historical record of violations and abuses of human rights from July 1994 to January[Read More…]
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