(JollofNews) – As Gambia is emerging from 22-year of dictatorship by the Jammeh regime, government and the media have expressed their readiness to move towards a more cordial relationship. The new democratic dispensation provides an opportunity to right the wrongs of the past as Gambians have decided to put an[Read More…]
Human Rights
Campaigner Welcomes US Sanctions Against Ex-Gambian Dictator
(JollofNews) – Dr. Amadou Scattred Janneh of Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (GCVHRV) welcomes the decision by President Donald J.Trump to impose restrictions on former longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh and the country’s ex-spy chief Yankuba Badjie. “It is a good move, a step in the right direction,”[Read More…]
US Slaps Sanctions On Ex-President Yahya Jammeh
(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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