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Once again, the past is visited upon us as the IGP decided to deny a legally registered political party, the Gambia Democratic Congress from holding a political rally without any basis in law. At the same time the IGP has also decided to…

The Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi defends actions of government, saying attacks were initiated by insurgents. Gambia took Myanmar to International Court of Justice on allegations that has and continue to commit genocide…

The Ghanaian parliament has been impressed upon to urge the Executive to re-open investigations into the alleged killing of 44 Ghanaian nationals in The Gambia. The Jammeh to Justice campaign in Ghana celebrated international rights day on…

The Theme for this year’s International Human Rights Day is: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights. In its statement the United Nations provided a justification of this year’s theme as thus, “Under our universal call to action "Stand Up for …

Banjul, The Gambia –December 10, 2019: Financial inclusion is a critical enabler to reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The World Bank, working in conjunction with the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), and the United…

A movement calling for the resignation of President Adama Barrow upon completion of his promised 3-year transitional agreement he made with the Coalition 2016 has been given a permit to hold a peaceful procession. The group is holding a…

The Gambia Democratic Congress has announced it has been denied a permit by the police to hold a rally this month in Jimara. By law, Gambian politicians who are using a microphone to hold meetings are required to apply for a permit with…

The Christian population of the Gambia has called for the inclusion of secular in the draft constitution that was published barely a month ago. Gambia is building a new constitution which omitted secular, describing the country as a…

Proportion of registered births increased almost five per cent over past decade, yet tens of thousands of children under-five have never been officially recorded   Banjul, 11 December 2019 – The number of children whose births are…

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) Application de la convention pour la prévention et la répression…