Senegalese lawmakers on Tuesday stopped from passing to parliamentary vote a draft bill that sought to toughen already severe laws against same-sex relations. Gay sex is punishable by up to five years in prison in Senegal, where arrests and prosecutions have risen sharply, according to a 2020 global review by[Read More…]
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The Gambia: Will Yahya Jammeh Be Tried By An African Court?
The Gambia’s judiciary is officially calling for former head of state Yahya Jammeh to be prosecuted. It is now up to his successor, Adama Barrow, who has just been re-elected president, to set the legal machine in motion. His conclusions were eagerly awaited. On 24 December, Justice Minister Dawda Jallow[Read More…]
UK To Slow Down Visa Applications For Gambia, Others
The British government has decided to introduced visa sanctions against nationals of the Gambia and other countries for refusing to cooperate in taking back rejected asylum seekers and offenders from the Unite Kingdom. UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has applied slow-down measures to paperwork for Gambian applicants. According to Ms[Read More…]
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