The attention of Article 19 West Africa has been drawn to the arrest and detention of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, professor of political science at the University of The Gambia, on Wednesday January 31 2018. The arrest, as purported, is in relation to a published interview he granted earlier to a[Read More…]
Human Rights
DUGA Frowns At Dr Ceesay’s Arrest
The Democratic Union of Gambian Activists -DUGA condemns the arbitrary arrest and detention of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, political commentator and senior political science lecturer, University of The Gambia. Dr. Ceesay was arrested January 31, 2018 on the background of a local news story in which he alleged that the “presence[Read More…]
Equatorial Guinea Warned Against Shielding Jammeh From Prosecution
Victims of the former Gambian government of Yahya Jammeh and their supporters reacted with indignation to a declaration by the president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema that he would “protect” the exiled leader from justice. “By what right can one dictator protect another from justice?” asked Baba Hydara, son[Read More…]
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