FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2016 CARDIN CONTACT | Sean Bartlett / Sue Walitsky – 202.224.4651 MIKULSKI CONTACT | Matt Jorgenson – 202.224.4654 VAN HOLLEN CONTACT | Ian Jannetta – 202.225.5341 DELANEY CONTACT | Will McDonald – 202.225.2721 Cardin, Mikulski, Van Hollen, Delaney Call for Release of Maryland Resident Fanta […]

Baba Galleh Jallow African governments are fond of violently pouncing upon peaceful protesters and those who express dissenting opinion, sending them to jail and, in some cases, clobbering them to death, as happened with Solo Sandeng. Those who survive violent arrest and or torture are slapped with heavy charges, often invariably […]

The absolute and non-derogable prohibition against torture is routinely disregarded by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s regime, which has subjected countless Gambians to torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment and treatment for over twenty years. In light of this widespread practice and in connection with the International Day in Support […]

This letter is a religious and elderly advice to Justice Eunice O. Dada. Madam Justice Dada, You are a woman, a mother and a sister. You know very well that torture is unlawful in our constitution. You also know that the April 14th protesters were severely tortured and one of […]

The murder story of Gambian opposition activist continues to peel off in bits and pieces. Solo Sandeng was beaten to death at the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency on April 15th. The government has confirmed that the man who led over two dozens of protesters demanding for electoral reforms […]

A remanded Gambian woman is currently battling for survival at Jan Jan Bureh prisons. Fatou Camara, who was arrested and brutality tortured, is denied medical attention by the Gambia government, compelling the deputy United Democratic Party leader to advocate for the vulnerable woman. Accompanied by the UDP officials, Mariam Secka […]

By Yero Jallow “Solo Sandeng beh daawoodaa alaa bondee. Janko Solo Sandeng beh daawoodaa alaa bondee” (Captured from the songs of UDP supporters outside the Banjul courts calling for justice, June 2016). I find it unacceptable that after a complaint with the Gambian courts, the shameful Jammeh tyranny finally admitted to […]

By Ebrima Janko Jawara in Frederick, Maryland Simply said it is a blatant, bloody naked lie that is filled up with  extemporaneous prevarication to state in your letter to Honorable Richardson that Mrs. Fanta Darboe had changed her flight schedules in order to take part in the legal protest that demanded […]

PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC ORGANISATION FOR INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIALISM THE GAMBIA 20th June 2016 Attorney General and Minister of Justice Marina Parade Banjul REF: AG(1)/6/2016 Dear Madam, SUBJECT: YOUR ADVICE ON HOW TO AVERT MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTION WITH CASES ASSOCIATED WITH EBRIMA SOLO SANDENG According to Section 72 of the […]

I want to register my concern over the ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES in my beloved country The Gambia. As some of you may have known The Gambia had been hailed for being a peaceful country until July 1994, when Yahya Jammeh seized power in a coup whose aftermath resulted to […]

By Max After a careful study of political situation of the country , I have the belief that Gambians must prepare themselves that Yahya Jammeh will be removed violently from power . This is the last feasible option left for oppressed people . All signs indicate that Jammeh will not […]

THE DIASPORA ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEMAND ICC INVESTIGATION INTO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN THE GAMBIA The UDP Diaspora organization has formally filed a Petition with Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to initiate and expedite preliminary investigation into the crimes against humanity committed […]