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Lt. Gibril Saye butchered after being executed
On November 11, 1994, close to two dozen Gambian soldiers were reportedly killed at Fajara Barracks, Yundum Barracks and Brikama Firing Range.
Dr Binneh Minteh, a former Lieutenant in the Gambian gendarmerie at the time of the coup,…
Ex-military appeals for restructuring of the army
RSM Babucarr Jeng, the nineteenth witness before the Truth Commission investigating the human rights violations of the former dictator Yahya Jammeh, said reforming the army will need a decisive action from its leadership and civilian…
Sanna allegedly supervises Nov. 11 massacre—Commission witness
According to Commission’s nineteenth witness RSM Babucarr Jeng, Lamin Fatty currently second in command at Yundum Barracks, and Alagie Kanyi, now an immigration officer, were involved in the November 11 killings of close to 2 dozen…
Germany: Gambian migrant faced with deportation threatens to kills himself
German authorities have deported at least 15 Gambians since the start of 2019 but the Gambian authorities have claimed they did not sign any deportation agreement with the Western European country.
*Gibril, 22, has been visited by…
What will the President do about NIA?
By Madi Jobarteh
The visit by the TRRC to the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency has exposed gross misconduct and tampering with evidence. Yet it is several days now and the Office of the President has uttered no word and…
RSM Jeng says Nigerian soldiers were aware of 1994 takeover
By RSM Jeng’s account before the Commission on Tuesday, the presence of Nigerians in the country, interference in the army by civilian authorities and growing indiscipline are primary reasons there was a successful coup. Jeng was among the…
Truth Commission asked SIS to halt renovation works
Since 2018, several Gambians including a former legal adviser for the State Intelligence Services, Boubacarr AMO Badjie, have expressed concerns that the renovation works at SIS could destroy certain evidences. Activists have called for the…
Welcoming the National Human Rights Commission
By Madi Jobarteh
Finally, the Gambia has joined the group of nations that have realised the importance of human rights and the value of their citizens by creating a National Human Rights Commission. The effort to create this Commission…
‘Relieve those implicated in violations,’ Kassama makes an emotional plea
Captain Momodou Kassama broke into tears before the Truth Commission on Thursday as he explained how his colleagues, “good soldiers”, lost their lives after the coup. “We should be categorical,… we should not even sanitize it. Some very…
Commissioners for Gambia’s human rights commission take oath
Gambia host African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights headquarters for over thirty years and thus has the task to serve as a role model in the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa, said Gambian leader as he sworn-in five…