The drama intensifies…. Getting murkier, more opaque, more muddied and interesting. Former Interior Minister Mai Ahmad Fatty is insisting on his innocence and daring anyone, including the Presidency and his accusers, to prove his guilty. That is a daring-do and considering the magnitude of the allegation and the political damage[Read More…]
Opinion
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Presumption of Innocence is Essential
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…]
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…]
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