(JollofNews) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has said that the Hague-based court is monitoring the ongoing political crisis in the Gambia. The Gambian born jurist has been criticised by some Gambians in the diaspora for turning a blind eye to the Gambian regime’s heavy-handed[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia Tightens Noose On Dissenters – Amnesty
(JollofNews) – Critics of Gambia’s government are increasingly fearful of arrest, torture and imprisonment as the west African nation clamps down on free speech ahead of polls expected to land President Yahya Jammeh a fifth term, Amnesty International said Thursday. Opposition politicians, journalists, human rights defenders and religious figures have[Read More…]
Gambia’s Appeal Court To Hear Opposition Leader’s Bail Appeal
(JollofNews) – The Court of Appeal of the Gambia presided by Justice Edrissa Fafa M’bai today agreed to hear the bail application of 20 members of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), who were nicked last month for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya[Read More…]
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