(JollofNews) – First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow on Wednesday, presided over the launching of Nsaa Keno: Nutrition and Protection for Children on the Move project at Jarra Soma, Lower River Region. The project seeks to strengthen regional and local government structures, provide an opportunity for all people to understand the rights[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia Gov’t Clarifies On The Lingering Controversy Over Faraba Banta Tragedy
(JollofNews) – In the face of widespread allegations, innuendos and insinuations that the Presidency may have discontinued prosecutions of the Faraba Banta case, the public is hereby informed that the matter has in fact, not been discontinued and that police investigations are on-going. Meanwhile, the accused five officers of the[Read More…]
Activist Criticises Gambia’s Failure To Uphold Disabled People’s Rights
A Gambian based activist have accused successive governments in the Gambia of terribly failing people living with disabilities in the country. Njundu Drammeh, national coordinator of the Child Protection Alliance (CPA), said the Gambian environment is disabling and compounds the challenges and discrimination which persons with disabilities are forced to[Read More…]