Civil society organisations WAVE and ICTJ held a two-day youth and media event on transitional justice and social cohesion. The event, organised by the Women’s Association for Victims Empowerment (WAVE), was held on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th, 2025, at the NaNA Conference Center in Bakau.
More in the news report.

The government has confirmed the arrest of Sanna Manjang, one of the leading members of the Junglers hit squad and a leading perpetrator in the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission’s (TRRC) findings. Manjang was arrested alongside three others. More in the news report.

The Gambia’s Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations (Victim Center) has issued a statement calling the government into action and to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the massacre of soldiers on 11th November 1994 by the former regime of President Yahya Jammeh. More in this press release.

Victims of former President Jammeh are calling for him to face prosecution for human rights violations investigated by an Independent Commission upon his announced return to the country in November 2025. More in this statement from the Alliance of Victim Lead Organisations (AVLO).

The Gambian government issued a statement clarifying that second President Yahya Jammeh has the right to return to the country from exile in Equatorial Guinea but will face prosecution for human rights violations as documented by the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission upon his arrival. More in the press release.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has uncovered systematic and widespread sexual violence, including rape, gang rape, sexual slavery, and forced marriages, targeting women and children in Sudan’s ongoing conflict. More in this report.

The Women’s Association for Women and Victims Empowerment (WAVE), in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Assembly Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters, convened a strategic session on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). More in the report.

Experts at a panel hosted by Avocats Sans Frontières France (ASF) have highlighted Africa’s youthful population as a powerful force for advancing artificial intelligence (AI) and closing the continent’s digital divide, urging governments to adopt rights-based approaches that ensure technology serves development, democracy, and human dignity.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised concern that inadequate budgetary allocations continue to undermine the effective implementation of the Government White Paper on the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC). More in the report.

The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations hosted a radio show in Jarra Soma as part of it’s ongoing musical caravan promoting the Afican Unions Transitional Justice Policy and the Government’s White Paper on the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission Recommendations. More in the report.

President Adama Barrow addresses the nation after the alleged death of Omar Badjie from Lamin Mandinary last week. Read the full statement in this link.

The Ministry of Information has released a presser lauding the Parliamentary Approval of the Personal Data Protection and Privacy Bill. More in the press release.