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Gambia: Drop charges against human rights defender

In May 2022, the President of Gambia labeled Madi Jobarteh, a human rights advocate, a “troublemaker” for allegedly trying to...

GAMBIA: Human Rights Defender at Risk

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 40/22 BELOW During his annual meeting with the Banjul Muslim Elders for Koriteh at the...

GAMBIA: 22 death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, a welcome step towards abolition

Responding to the news that Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has commuted the death sentences of 22 prisoners to life imprisonment,...

Zambia: Musician and activist ‘Pilato’ must be released immediately and unconditionally

The arrest of musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as ‘Pilato’, is a shocking demonstration of how far the...

Gambia: Regional court rules draconian media laws violate human rights

Following a historic ruling by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Court of Justice today which found...

Gambia: 11 years on, justice for journalist’s death crucial

Those responsible for the enforced disappearance and death of Gambian journalist Ebrima Manneh must have nowhere to hide, Amnesty...

Gambia: Adama Barrow must not forget his big promises

As Adama Barrow is scheduled to be inaugurated in Senegal this afternoon, Sabrina Mahtani Amnesty International’s West Africa Anglophone Researcher...

Gambia: State of Emergency No License for Repression

Soldiers Arbitrarily Detained as Political Crisis Deepens (Dakar, January 18, 2017) –President Yahya Jammeh’s declared state of emergency in Gambia...

Gambia: Championing human rights and justice for all must be a priority

In response to announcement that President Yahya Jammeh has accepted his defeat following the presidential election, Sabrina Mahtani, Amnesty International’s...

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