Two Togolese have recently been discovered to be among about 50 West African migrants massacred in 2005 by a paramilitary unit controlled by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said Monday. The victims’ families said that the Togolese government should support efforts in Ghana to investigate[Read More…]
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Media Training On Reporting Gambia’s Truth Commission Kicks-Off
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…]
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…]
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