Security agents intercepted a boat with 103 mostly Gambian migrants, believed to be heading for Europe, off Senegal’s southern coast overnight Monday, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) has reported. Of the 103 men, are aged 18-24, 102 are Gambian nationals and one is a Bissau-Guinean citizen living in Gambia, the[Read More…]
Human Rights
Swiss Investigators Go To Gambia For Sonko Case
Former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, suspected of crimes against humanity, is to stay in a Swiss jail until at least the end of October, after his appeal was rejected by the Federal Criminal Court, media reports said on Sunday. The court decision was based on a risk that he might[Read More…]
Gambia: UDP Government Will Not Shield Alleged Jammeh-era Right Violators
A future United Democratic Party (UDP) government will not shield from prosecution alleged human violators who served the former regime of President Yahya Jammeh, Ousainou Darboe, leader of the Gambia’s main opposition party has warned. Mr Darboe’s warning came a few days after a former Jammeh-era Attorney General and minister[Read More…]
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