Even the most brutal systems of oppression have failed to suppress the human will for freedom of expression in its various forms. From the transatlantic slave trade to apartheid in South Africa, from colonial rule across Africa to the Arab Spring, every era or form of control and oppression gave rise to rebellious resistance. The Haitian Revolution of 1791, the fall of Apartheid, the end of colonialism all crumbled because the people will not accept domination. Even the worst brutal repression cannot suppress the demand for freedom, for justice. More in this opinion piece.

On November 12, COP29 (the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) officially opened, marking a critical moment for nations worldwide to address the urgent issues of climate change.

In this article by Dr Gajigo he highlights the significance of the President filing a legal suit against the Voice Newspaper media practitioners and the challenges it presents to Freedom of Expression in The Gambia.

This piece, written by Lawyer Imran Darboe, interrogates the Gambian society’s behavior towards gender and gender advocacy and presents an argument for a change in direction.

The Person Behind the Name of the Foundation

Edward Francis Small (29 January 1891 – January 1958) was a Gambian anti-colonial leader and civil rights activist and journalist who began agitating early in his life for workers’ rights and representative democracy in the Gambia and in West Africa.

The Edward Francis Small Center for Rights and Justice has been established by Gambian Civil Society Advocates and issued this press release to inform members of the public.

Poem on the Acute Kidney Injury Outbreak which claimed the lives of over 73 children back in 2022.