As campaigns begin and voters get ready to go to the polls in Gambia for December’s presidential elections, Amnesty International calls on all candidates to break with the country’s past by publicly committing to improve the human rights situation in seven key areas if elected. The organization is launching a seven-point[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia: Fatou Bensouda – ‘I Didn’t Know What Was Happening Under Jammeh’
By Thierry Cruvellier For the first time ever, former International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda talks about the time when she served under the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in the Gambia. She claims she knew nothing of the serious human rights violations that were committed while she held top posts in the[Read More…]
Gambia’s Prison Boss Suspended Over Jail Breaks
Ansumana Manneh, Director General of the Gambia Prisons Services (JollofNews) – Gambia’s Prisons Director General Ansumana Manneh has been placed on administrative leave, pending “a full investigation into series of alleged jail breaks that have plagued the Prisons department.” A statement from the[Read More…]
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