(JollofNews) – Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is blind to what international groups see as a deterioration of human rights in Gambia, an Amnesty International official says. Adotei Akwei, managing director for government relations at Amnesty International USA, said his organisation and other civil society groups will continue to publicise human[Read More…]
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Gambia: Detained Businesswoman Narrates Harrowing Torture
(JollofNews) – A businesswoman arrested by Gambian security officers for allegedly taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh has given a harrowing account of torture she and members of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) went through at National Intelligence Agency’s head office in[Read More…]
EU Considers Travel Ban On Gambian Government Officials
(Jollofnews) Members of the European parliament Thursday called on member state to consider imposing a travel ban or other targeted sanctions on officials responsible for serious human rights abuses in the Gambia. The parliamentarians also called on the European Union and its member states to consider freezing all non-humanitarian assistance[Read More…]