As the #BringJammeh2Justice campaign is increasingly gaining momentum, victims of the late Chadian leader, Hisséne Habré, and their Gambian counterparts are exploring ways to get redress. In a just-concluded conference, which was held at Hotel VDN, Dakar, the African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) Founder, Nana Jo[Read More…]
Human Rights
Nuha S. Barrow Calls For Lasting Solution As Jabang Estate’s Flood Stress Increases
The central mosque of Jabang Estate as well as several parts of the community are still waterlogged and the community’s representative is calling for sustainable measures against floods in the area. In July of this year, several homes in Jabang were overrun by flood waters, displacing residents and causing massive[Read More…]
Amnesty Urges Senegal To Take Strong Action Over Abuse In Koranic Schools
An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal’s Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging. The human rights organisation is calling on the government to enforce existing conventions to better protect children. In the Muslim-majority nation where[Read More…]
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