A young Gambian man who was injured during Monday’s violent protest in Faraba Banta Village, Kombo East District, has died of his wounds. Amadou Jallow also known locally as Amadou Nyang, died on Tuesday night at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, were he was being treated with several[Read More…]
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Faraba Banta Shooting: Gambia Urged To Fully Investigate Anti-Mining Protesters’ Deaths
The Gambian authorities should thoroughly investigate the alleged excessive use of force by police causing the deaths of two anti-sand mining demonstrators on June 18, 2018, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The Gambian government should accelerate the reforms needed to ensure that government security forces have the[Read More…]
Faraba Banta Shooting: TANGO Calls For Independent Enquiry
The Association of Nongovernmental Organizations in The Gambia (TANGO) has learnt with dismay and displeasure the disproportionate use of force by personnel of the Police Intervention Unit in Faraba leading to the death of two youth and injuries to several more on Monday 18 June 2018. It is with a[Read More…]
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