For the second consecutive year, the Gambia has been named among countries that are taking significant steps to eliminate human trafficking. The Gambia was last year upgraded to Tier 2 Watch List of the US State Department after it made key achievements. The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is the[Read More…]
Human Rights
Constitutional Review Commission: Lawyer Lamin Darbo Hits Back At Madi Jobarteh
He [Madi Jobarteh] is sentinel in the public space, a voice for the voiceless, a conscientious and progressive interrogator of government policy and official conduct on the big issues of the day. Even without the many prompts urging a response to his rejoinder on my contention that the Constitutional Review[Read More…]
Faraba Banta Shooting: 6 Police Officers Enter Not Guilty Plea For Murder
Six Gambian police officers Thursday pleaded not guilty to the shooting and killings of three environmental protesters in Faraba Banta village. Baboucarr Cham, Bala Musa Fatty, Mamadou Jallow, Alieu Camara, Musa Badgie and Nuha Colley appeared at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, where they were charged with three counts of murder.[Read More…]