After giving it a semblance of seriousness for a brief moment, the Barrow government has now clearly indicated that it was not, in fact, serious about prosecuting those allegedly responsible for Baby Muhammed’s death. After few months of a seeming sham trial, Sainabou Mbye will now walk the streets of[Read More…]
Tag: Human rights
Gambia: Deyda’s Spirit Shall Never Die
On this day in 2004, the late Deyda Hydara marshalled the entire Point newspaper family to the base on No. 2 Garba Jahumpa Road in Fajara. It was the 13th anniversary of the founding of The Point newspaper and he made sure, unlike other days, that day was made special[Read More…]
Amid Rising Demands For Justice, Habré Victims Share Experiences With Their Gambian Counterparts
As the #BringJammeh2Justice campaign is increasingly gaining momentum, victims of the late Chadian leader, Hisséne Habré, and their Gambian counterparts are exploring ways to get redress. In a just-concluded conference, which was held at Hotel VDN, Dakar, the African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) Founder, Nana Jo[Read More…]
Nuha S. Barrow Calls For Lasting Solution As Jabang Estate’s Flood Stress Increases
The central mosque of Jabang Estate as well as several parts of the community are still waterlogged and the community’s representative is calling for sustainable measures against floods in the area. In July of this year, several homes in Jabang were overrun by flood waters, displacing residents and causing massive[Read More…]
Amnesty Urges Senegal To Take Strong Action Over Abuse In Koranic Schools
An Amnesty International report published on Monday found that many children in Senegal’s Koranic schools continue to face multiple abuses as well as financial exploitation through forced begging. The human rights organisation is calling on the government to enforce existing conventions to better protect children. In the Muslim-majority nation where[Read More…]
Senegalese Can Overrun Gambia & Cause Mayhem Without Consequences – Falang Sonko
UDP’s Falang Sonko has asserted that considering the string of human rights violations perpetrated against Gambians by Senegalese forces, he’s convinced the Senegalese has the audacity to enter The Gambia and cause mayhem and that they’ll go unpunished. The killings, maiming, imprisonment and humiliation of Gambians by Senegalese security forces[Read More…]
Trumpet’s Editor Arrested In Connection With Private Matter – GPU
The Trumpet’s editor Fabakary B. Ceesay has been arrested in connection with a complaint filed against him in what appears to be a private legal matter, the Gambia Press Union (GPU) said on Tuesday. “The GPU leadership has been able to see journalist Fabakary B. Ceesay from where he is[Read More…]
Gambia: The Trumpet Editor Under Interrogation At Police HQ
The editor-in-chief of The Trumpet newspaper Fabakary B. Ceesay is currently at the police HQ in Banjul, the police spokesperson Cadet ASP Binta Njie confirmed. According to the police mouthpiece, Mr. Ceesay is being questioned but could not give details.
Gambia Gov’t Says Three Killed In Senegalese Drone Attack Are Refugees
In wake of the sad turn of events in Foni, the Gambia government has confirmed that the incident happened last night and has left three people dead. “The victims are Demba Colley, age 23, Alhagie Volley, age 23, and Ebrima Volley, age 20,” Government Spokesperson, Ebrima G. Sankareh, said in[Read More…]
US Court Orders Facebook To Cooperate With Gambia – State Counsel Ceesay
A senior State counsel at Gambia’s Ministry of Justice, Aji Adam Ceesay, revealed that Thursday that US district court has ordered the social messaging platform Facebook to cooperate with Gambia, and turn over a treasure trove of evidences against Myanmar Junta. “In the course of time, we were able to[Read More…]
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