Human rights

A clash between two communities in Kombo South over land dispute has left one dead. Buba Jammeh, a native of Gunjur, has died after he was reportedly shot with a rifle reportedly by an unidentified native of Berending. The Saturday…

By Abdoulie Fatty By all accounts, Yayha Jammeh was a dictator. He did not have respect for democracy. He seriously undermined important state institutions. The National Assembly, the citadel of law making, was at his mercy. The…

One of the objectives of the Truth, Reconciliation and Repatriations Commission (TRRC), mandated by Part III Section13 (b) of the TRRC Act 2017, is to “establish and make known the fate or whereabouts of disappeared victims”.…

The Supreme Court of the Gambia has made a ruling on Friday granting the nomination of the replacement of Ya Kumba Jaiteh, Foday Gassama. Gassama, a native of Brikama, has been nominated by President Adama Barrow after he revoked the…

Gambia has significantly improved on the 2018 United States country report on human rights practices though there some black spots. The report was released on Wednesday.   The U.S 2018 human rights report on Gambia has indicated that the…

Gambia’s top court is set to deliver a ruling on the injunction sought by Ya Kumba Jaiteh to prevent his proposed successor, Foday Gassama, to be sworn in as a National Assemby member. Jaiteh’s nomination has been revoked by President…

Mafugie Sonko is the private soldier who drove Lt Abdoulie (Dot) Faal and Basiru Barrow to Yundum Barracks the night they were arrested, to be executed later. Mafugie Sonko, a private Gambian soldier who was implicated in the November…

Mafugie Sonko, a former gendarmerie who later became a member of the Gambia National Army, has suggested before the Truth Commission probing the human rights violations of the former dictator that orders to kill close to two dozen…

The police prosecutors have on Monday sought an adjournment in the case against Yankuba Touray to buy them time to amend their charge sheet and strengthen their case. Touray was arrested about two weeks ago and charged with tampering…

Being the first case of its kind in the country, lawyers and activists are excited at the fact that it will enrich the country’s fledgling democracy “as a first major test for the judiciary”. Ya Kumba's proposed replacement Foday Gassama is…