(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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Frenchman Held In Senegal For ‘Insulting’ Islam
(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…]
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…]
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