A four-day workshop on reporting truth commissions kick-started Monday at Ocean Bay Hotel, Cape Point. The training workshop brought together journalists from the print, electronic and online media, and is organised by Gambia gov’t in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In her opening remarks, UNDP deputy Resident Representative,[Read More…]
Human Rights
Activists Push For The Repeal Of ‘Controversial’ Law
Gambian activists are calling for the repeal of a controversial legislation, which continues to justify the use of force by the police against peaceful protesters. “We recommend that section 5 of the Public Order Act, which hampers on the very foundation of democracy and which is the underlying cause of[Read More…]
Faraba Banta Shooting: Inspector General Of Police Quits
(JollofNews) – The embattled leader of Gambia’s Police force has tendered his resignation in the wake of Monday’s shooting of unarmed protesters in Faraba Banta village. Landing Kinteh who was appointed to the job in June last year has been under intense pressure to step aside and allow thorough and[Read More…]
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