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.

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Explainer: Why The Gambia Gov’t Rejected Only One Amnesty Application Recommended by the TRRC?

This publication reviews the government's decision made after it received recommendations for Amnesty from the TRRC resulting in the granting of four Amnesty Applications and rejection of one.

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MoJ: Victims Commission to be Established in First Quarter of 2024

Back in December 2023 the Justice Minister revealed to Parliamentarians that his Ministry would establish a Victims Commission in the first quarter of 2024. However, now that the third quarter is almost complete the question remains if a Victims Commission will be established in 2024 at all.

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The Italian Mafia Who Trained the Junglers Death Squad

The Junglers, a defunct death squad of the former President, were allegedly trained by an unknown Italian Mafia known only as Franciso Caso. This story unveils how he infiltrated the Gambian Security under false pretense and taught them to kill innocent civilians.

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Police Give Trio the Run-around Kairaba, Kanifing and Banjul Police Stations

Gambia Police Officers gave a trio including the Country Representative for Global Homes of Medical Mission (GHOMM) and two colleagues the run-around starting from Kairaba Police Station to Kanifing Police Station and finally ending at Banjul Police Headquarters on Wednesday 13th October 2021.

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