(JollofNews) – Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh of Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (GCVHRV) welcomes the decision by President Donald J.Trump to impose restrictions on former longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh and the country’s ex-spy chief Yankuba Badjie. “It is a good move, a step in the right direction,”[Read More…]
Human Rights
US Slaps Sanctions On Ex-President Yahya Jammeh
(JollofNews) – The US on Thursday announced it has sanctioned former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh under a 2016 human rights law. A press release from the Treasury Department notes the Trump administration has used the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act that former President Obama signed in 2016 to freeze[Read More…]
Gambia: New Push For Justice In Deyda Hydara Murder Case
(JollofNews) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU), The Point Newspaper,Victims Centre, and the ministries of justice, information and communication infrastructure Saturday called for the start of a fast-track process of bringing Deyda Hydara’s killers to book. The move comes as media practitioners and activists gathered to commemorate the 13th anniversary[Read More…]
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