85th Ordinary Session of African Commission Gets Underway in Banjul
By: Binta Jaiteh The 85th Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) yesterday opened here in…
Category: HUMAN RIGHTS
NHRC Urges Government to Put Disability Rights On Budget Map
By: Rohey Samba The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday convened a high-level roundtable conference at Senegambia Beach Hotel to…
NHRC Urges African States to Make Human Rights Central to Development
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on African states to integrate human rights into their development agendas, emphasizing…
NHRC Highlights Human Rights Situation in The Gambia
By Binta Jaiteh The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has presented an overview of the current human rights situation in…
Rights Group Urges Chief Justice to Have Public Access To Coroner’s Inquiry
By: Fatou Krubally A human rights group has called on the Chief Justice of The Gambia to immediately lift restrictions…
ACDHRS Trains Religious, Traditional Leaders On Rights Mechanisms
By: Binta Jaiteh The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) recently trained religious and traditional leaders on…
Madi Jobarteh Says Gambia’s Laws Protect the Powerful, Punish the Poor
By: Fatou Krubally Prominent human rights activist, Madi Jobarteh, has accused The Gambia’s legal system of protecting the powerful while…
Gambian Journalists Trained On Child Rights Reporting
By: Nicholas Bass and Isatou Sarr A two-day training aimed at strengthening ethical standards on child rights reporting for Gambian…
NHRC trains NAMS on public funds budgeting
By: Rohey Samba In a significant step to ensure that government financial decisions align with human rights obligations and standards…
Rights Group Urges Justice for Omar Badgie, Calls on Government to Act
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ) has called on the Gambian government to ensure justice for…