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Media, human rights laws validated

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

A one-day validation workshop on the review of existing media and human rights related laws for the support of an independent and vibrant media in...

Gambia rights violations seen as investor risk

http://www.afrol.com/articles/31745

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The systematic human rights violations by the Gambian regime are seen as one of several political risks in a business intelligence report on the...

PRESS RELEASE: NAFEO: Campaign on the human rights situation in the Gambia.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Human Rights Violations in the Gambia, a group formed within the Network of African Freedom of Expression Organisations (NAFEO), during the 44th...

SOS BADJIE-JANNEH urges responsible journalism

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Mrs Fatim Badjie-Janneh, the secretary of state for Communication, Information and Information Technology, has called on journalists to avoid...

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women

Friday, August 29, 2008

The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often...

Human rights: who isn’t entitled to it?

Friday, August 29, 2008

On the editorial column of the last edition of the Daily Observer, we discussed the relationship between the profession of journalism and sedition....

DPS Suso calls for more human rights protection

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Sainey Suso, deputy permanent secretary, Department of State for Justice, has said that the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa are...

Big Read: Fela: Afrobeat superstar, irreverent genius and activist

Friday, July 04, 2008

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, October 15, 1938 - August 2, 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian...

Assembly ratifies children’s involvement in Armed Conflict protocol

Monday, April 07, 2008

Having regard to the threat and dangers posed by armed conflicts in our country’s drive for peace, stability, economic growth and development within...

Democracy, human rights and hypocrisy

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

President Dr Alhaji Yahya Jammeh has described the Western democracy, human rights and good governance as a lot of propaganda nonsense and hypocrisy...

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