(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…]
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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…]
Gambia’s Ex-Interior Minister Sonko Loses Appeal Against Prolong Pre-trial Detention
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian minister for the Interior suspected of masterminding human rights abuses, during the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh has for a second time lost an appeal against his continuous pre-trial detention in Switzerland. Ousman Sonko has been in pre-trial custody since January this year after[Read More…]
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