PUBLIC STATEMENT 18th March 2026 The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice calls on the Gambia Police Force to immediately and unconditionally free journalist Momodou Justice Darboe and drop all charges against him. Today marks seven days since Darboe was arrested and detained on Wednesday, March 11, for[Read More…]
Human Rights
Banjul Station’s Cell Seeped In Urine Stench As Smoking Ban Takes Effect
The urine stench that was oozing out of the Banjul police station’s cell last Monday was overpowering. Despite the reported mobilisation of cleaners at the cell Monday morning, the urine stench was overwhelming. “The urine stench can be inimical to the health of detainees. Detention cells should not be places[Read More…]
European Investigators To Crack Open Austrians’ Cryptocurrency Wallets & Vaults
Crime investigators from Europe are now poised to lend operational support to their counterparts in The Gambia as local investigators appear to have hit a dead-end in their investigation of suspected cryptocurrency scam against Austrians Manuel Di Stofleth Mitterer and his partner Angelika Mitterer. “The investigators are from Europe,” said[Read More…]

