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Reports of Hunger Strike at Mile II Prison
Reports reaching us indicate that detainees arrested during the recent PURA protest — including Killa Ace, Yusef Taylor, Lamin Sey, Fallou Gallas Ceesay — have begun a hunger strike at Mile II Central Prison.
According to sources,…
“Please give me a chance to be with my family,” Michael Sang Correa Pleads in Court…
Michael Sang Correa, Convicted Jungler
By Buba Gagigo
Michael Sang Correa, a former member of ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s notorious paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers,” broke down in tears in a U.S. courtroom as he pleaded…
Police Detained 19 Protesters Arrested Over PURA Data Price Floor Demonstration.
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force has announced that 19 individuals arrested on Friday for protesting against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) newly introduced mandatory data…
Update on Detained PURA Protesters
Lawyer Khadijatou Jallow of Dandimayo Chambers has provided updates on the detained protesters following demonstrations against PURA’s mandatory data price floor. The information includes the detainees’ locations, conditions,…
Gambia’s Security Sector Reform Under Scrutiny Following Superintendent Sarr’s Conduct at Protest
Police Superintendent Lamin Sarr
By Makutu Manneh
The arrest of protesters opposing the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) decision to impose a mandatory price floor of D50 per gigabyte for mobile data has sparked…
NHRC Validates Perception Survey on TRRC White Paper Implementation
NHRC Chairperson Emmanuel Daniel Joof
By Makutu Manneh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with stakeholders, on Thursday validated a perception survey on the implementation of the Truth, Reconciliation, and…
Victims Center and UNDP Unveil Documentary and Photo Exhibition on Human Rights Violations
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has officially launched a documentary and photo exhibition documenting human rights…
Press release: The election and appointment of Mrs. Janet Ramatoulie Sallah – Njie as…
BANJUL, 20 October, 2021:
The 39th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union held on 14th and 15th October, 2021 in the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia successfully…
Speaker Denton Vows Parliament’s Protection Of Human Rights
By Landing Ceesay
The Speaker of the parliament vowed that her institution would stay true to the course of justice and the protection of human rights.
Speaker Jack-Denton made the remarks at the two-day training by the National Human…
The Gambia secures a seat at the UN Human Rights Council
BANJUL, 14 October 2021:
After 2 years of hard campaign, The Gambia through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations, in New York, made history on successfully securing a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the…