The presumption of innocence is essential — but it should never mean presuming the guilt of the accused. The Gambian justice system, we grant a presumption of innocence in our legal system, but an accuser with a case can pursue it. Whatever the facts may be of the allegations against[Read More…]
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Banjul Letter With Njundu Drammeh:Human Rights Must Defined & Clothed Natural Security
“We will not enjoy development without security, we will not enjoy security without development, and we will not enjoy either without respect for human rights” Report of the Secretary-General, “In larger Freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all”, 2005 Unless we place human rights and respect for human[Read More…]
Gambian Police Must Understand Their Role In A Democracy
(JollofNews) – The Gambian police must understand their role in a democracy if our young and fragile democratic dispensation is to be protected and consolidated. The police and other state institutions such as the judiciary and the military must maintain their neutral stands in the discharge of their functions to[Read More…]
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