The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) in collaboration with the Gambia judiciary, is holding a two-day refresher course for magistrates in the Gambia, with focus on the application of international human rights law in judicial practice. The workshop that runs from 13th to 14th December 2017,[Read More…]
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Gambia: Truth Commission Should Ban Amnesties For Most Serious Crimes
(Human Rights Watch) Gambia’s truth commission bill, to be debated Wednesday 13th December 2017, is an important opportunity to shed light on human rights violations committed during the rule of former President Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch said. The National Assembly should amend the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission bill[Read More…]
Gambia’s Economy Makes Strong Recovery
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ulrich Jacoby, visited Banjul during November 2–15 and December 7–12, 2017, headed to conduct Article IV consultation discussions and review performance under the Staff Monitored Program (SMP) approved in June 2017. At the end of the mission, Mr. Jacoby issued the following[Read More…]
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