(JollofNews) – The special representative of the UN secretary general for West Africa and Sahel urged Gambia’s government Thursday to release an opposition leader and dozens of his supporters from prison. In April this year, Ousainou Darboe of the United Democratic Party and a host of his colleagues were sentenced[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia President Yahya Jammeh ‘Silencing Critics’
(JollofNews) – President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia is using violence to silence critics in the lead-up to presidential election in December and pressure is needed to stop it, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. Mr Jammeh has denied similar allegations in the past. He will be seeking re-election for a[Read More…]
African Commission Urged To Support Rights In Gambia
(JollofNews) – “We want you to help us.” This was the message a Gambian human rights activist delivered to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at a Gambia-focused panel discussion in Banjul, Gambia’s capital, on Friday. The African Commission’s 59th ordinary session, which opened Friday, combines the commission’s[Read More…]
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