A Gambian man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his wife in Edinburgh, Scotland. Police Scotland said officers were called around 1am on Thursday, 28 August 2025, to reports of a disturbance at a property on Restalrig Avenue. A 43-year-old woman, now named as Ndata[Read More…]
Tag: Human Rights
Gambia Gov’t Under Pressure To Close Mile 2 As New Prison Project Announced
The Gambian government has bowed to growing pressure over human rights abuses at Mile 2 Central Prison, announcing plans to build a new facility that would finally allow for the closure of the country’s most notorious jail. Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dawda A. Jallow, confirmed the plan during[Read More…]
Gambia Gov’t To ‘Toughen Up’ Against FGM Promotion
Despite the criminalisation of FGM in The Gambia, the deeply entrenched traditional practice continues to receive open support from some quarters, but the Gambia government is not amused by this. Some Islamic scholars, NGOs, students, among others, earlier this year openly rallied support for legislator Almamy Gibba’s bill at the[Read More…]
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