A Gambian brother who killed his brother following an argument over food has lost his fight against death sentence. Bakary Kanyi of Farafenni stabbed Lamin Camara with a broken bottle in December 2009 after a squabble about him eating food his bare hand. According court documents, the Camara Kunda family[Read More…]
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Gambia: Justice Minister Makes Case For The Release Of Jammeh’s Hitmen
I understand that my recommendation for the army to release Mr Malick Jatta, Mr Omar Jallow, and Mr Amadou Badjie, three members of the “Junglers” Patrol Team who testified at the TRRC, has evoked strong emotions among some victims and concerned members of the public. This reaction is quite understandable[Read More…]
Deyda Hydara’s Daughter: ‘I Am Still Crying’ For Murdered Gambian Journalist
By Angela Quintal/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator At Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on July 22, army officer Lieutenant Malick Jatta named former President Yahya Jammeh as the mastermind behind the murder of prominent editor Deyda Hydara on December 16 , 2004. He said Jammeh had given the direct[Read More…]