(JollofNews) – A French national has been remanded in custody in Senegal over charges of “insulting” Islam, judicial sources told AFP on Saturday. The Frenchman appeared before a judge on Thursday, and has been remanded in custody and held at the main prison in Dakar since, one source said. “He[Read More…]
Human Rights
Withdrawing Gambia From The International Criminal Court Is Ill-conceived
(JollofNews) – Fellow Gambians, I have learned with disappointment that the Government of the Gambia has announced its withdrawal from the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court on 25 October 2016. After 51 years of independence and the end of colonialism, I found it utterly unacceptable that an independent[Read More…]
Ex-Gambian UN Indicter Disappointed With Gambia’s Threats To Quit ICC
(JollofNews) – A former Gambian chief prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UNICTR) has called on the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh not to turn its back on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Justice Hassan Jallow said he was disappointed at the Gambia’s decision to[Read More…]
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