Access to Justice at the ECOWAS Court: Challenges and Opportunities
This feature publication highlights the experiences of plaintiffs who filed cases at the ECOWAS Court of Justice and what the ECOWAS Court is doing to enhance access to justice. The story highlights cases of enforced disappearances and violations of journalists including torture and unlawful imprisonment using laws that are still in place in The Gambia.
Explainer: WhatsApp Hackings, How to Stop Them and Regain Control
This publication on WhatsApp hackings, how to stop them and regain control of your phone aims to protect our followers and members of the public from WhatsApp hackings which have become ubiquitous of late.
GAF Shooting Victim Raises Concerns to Appear Before Military Panel
The GAF has summoned the witnesses to the shooting which occurred on 26th August 2024 in an attempt to launch an investigation into the incident which left one Stanislas Gomez with a bullet still lodged in his thigh. Meanwhile, the GAF has refused to cooperate with the NHRC to allow them to interview members of the State Guard Battalion involved in the shooting incident.
Shooting Incident Passengers Refute Army’s Car Chase Claims
Passengers in a recent shooting incident refute allegations from the Gambia Armed Forces of a car chase, being under the influence and being arrested. This story gives the perspective of the passengers involved in a car shooting incident in the early morning of Monday 26th August 2024 at Bijilo where a Soldier fired a single shot that's still lodged into the thigh of one of the passengers.
FactSheet: Should Parliament Have a Say in ECOMIG’s Extension in The Gambia?
In a 2021 State of Affairs interview conducted by QTV’s Alieu Ceesay, President Adama Barrow declared that the extension of the ECOMIG Forces mandate in the Gambia “is about Executive decision, this is not about National Assembly.”
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