The recent death of a one-month-old baby girl following female genital mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia has reignited outrage. However, just as in the past tragedies, this one may soon be forgotten amid inaction/silence and or sadly, be replaced by another tragedy. The Gambian government continues to ignore the rights[Read More…]
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Dr Omar Janneh: A Case Of Harm And Death For Culture: Betrayal Of A Nation That Seems Unfit To Protect Its Daughters
The death of a one-month-old baby girl in The Gambia because of female genital mutilation (FGM) has reignited public outrage. However, a bitter experience suggests that this grief will soon fade into another unaddressed tragedy. Despite the country’s 2015 ban on FGM through the amendment of the Women’s Act, enforcement[Read More…]
Dr Omar Janneh: Judiciary Reform Alone Cannot Fix Land Disputes
The origins of land ownership may be debated, but in The Gambia today, the consequences of lack of appropriate safeguards are clear: our land is in crisis. Our land is crying beneath our feet. Therefore, if we are to build a just and prosperous Gambia, we must begin with the[Read More…]
Dr Omar Janneh: The Ground We Live On Needs Fixing, But The Barrow Government Is Not Up To That Task
It is time for our land to stop being a source of conflict and become a source of peace, prosperity, and unity. It should be recognised that land belongs not just to those who own it but to those who need it- e.g., to grow food-, nurture it, and will[Read More…]
The Unusual, Unethical, Potentially Luring And Corruption-inducing Gifting Of Land To A Witness By TRRC’s Lead Counsel
Dr By Omar Janneh What kind of witness must one be at The Gambia’s TRRC to deserve being gifted a plot of land by the Lead Counsel, Mr. Essa M. Faal? Will Mr. Sanna B. Sabally (- the apparently brave and honest son whose testimonies (please click here, here, here,[Read More…]
The Gambia’s TRRC: Reckless Failures Of Intelligent Leadership Led To The Deliberate Destruction Of Evidence At The Notorious NIA
Dr Omar Janneh Most adult Gambians know that atrocious human rights abuses occurred at the NIA (now SIS) and elsewhere in the 22 years of Jammeh’s brutal regime which need to be preserved for later generations. President Barrow’s government thought that these human rights abuses were of sufficient gravity that[Read More…]
Dr Omar Janneh: Every Little Helps – We Must Scrutinise Government’s Policies And Motivations For Doing Anything, But Develop Gambia
S/he is probably me or any one of us. Those who know him/her well would say that s/he has hopes, dreams, aspirations and of course contradictions. They also know that s/he is quite inconsistent and that like some of us, s/he does not live by what s/he preaches or seeks[Read More…]
Dr Omar Janneh: Does The Barrow Household Need A Movement And Foundations?
In my view, President Barrow does not need a foundation and or a movement, and to have both must cause unacceptable and unnecessary flow of distractions. President Barrow already has a foundation which I will call “Building a Just and Prosperous Gambia Foundation”. This is the Foundation we elected him[Read More…]
Dr. Omar Janneh: Objections To Some Of The Appointments Of The Intended Commissioners Of Gambia’s TRRC
On August 20/21, 2018, the Ministry of Justice announced the names of the 11 individuals intended to be appointed by the President as Commissioners of The Gambia’s TRRC. The public were invited to submit objections to the nominations by August 30, 2018. Seeing as I live in the UK and[Read More…]
Dr. Omar Janneh: Conflicts Of Interests May Worsen In Gambia TRRC: Is Anyone Listening?
The Gambia’s TRRC seems to be turning into a conflicted Commission because the Executive seems totally determined to continue to display total disregard to even the problematicTRRC Act, 2017 they constructed. We are gradually witnessing the composition of a TRRC that may earn it the most conflicted truth commission. Some[Read More…]
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