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First Hearings in Myanmar Genocide Case

New Q&A Explains Gambia’s Action at International Court of Justice (The Hague, December 6, 2019) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will hold its first hearings on Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar on December 10-12, 2019. Gambia is asking the court to order provisional measures to protect the […]

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Regarding the Draft Constitution, Part III

By Foday Samateh Having now summoned the courage to take Lady Macbeth’s seditious incitement to heart, I will repeat after Dick the Butcher in Henry VI, Part II: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Not literally. I’m no Jack Cade calling for a revolution against anyone […]

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Regarding the Draft Constitution, Part II

By Foday Samateh The National Assembly is a true winner in the draft Constitution. Here is why. In the 1997 Constitution (the current Constitution), the President appoints five nominated members to the Assembly, two of which serve as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. The President also appoints the Clerk […]

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Gov’t Offers Compensation For Assaulted Journalists

Following the very unfortunate fracas involving a volunteer local interpreter with the Presidential “Meet The People Tour” and three independent journalists at the Jangjangbureh—Lamin Koto Ferry Crossing on Thursday 21 November, 2019, The Gambia Government issues this Statement to put things in their proper perspective. The Government wants to make […]

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1994 Coup D’état Is A Crime

The Gambia is an INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC! At the least supposed to be! Each of those terms has significant practical meaning. Independence ……. Self-determination/we choose the manners to live & govern Democracy…….  equitable participation of each [eligible citizen] in governance. We’re the government Republic ….  Sovereignty. We (the people) own […]

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Guinea: Appalling human rights “red flags” ahead of presidential election  

At least 70 protestors and bystanders killed since January 2015 Journalists targeted 109 deaths in custody The Guinean authorities must address mounting human rights violations, including the killing of protesters, bans on peaceful assemblies and attacks on dissenting voices, which threaten to get worse ahead of the 2020 presidential election, […]