Gambia

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA

Gambia: Further information on incommunicado detention/fear of ...
30 May 2006

Sixteen of those detained in connection with the alleged coup attempt of 21 March have been charged with treason and conspiracy, which carry the death penalty. ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/006/2006

Gambia: Further information on incommunicado detention/fear of ...
24 April 2006

New names Lamin Fatty (m), reporter with The Independent; Kemo Balajo (m), former senior officer of the National Intelligence Agency and one other in addition to ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/005/2006

Gambia: Alleged coup plot must not be used as excuse to violate ...
12 April 2006

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. Public Statement. AI Index: AFR 27/004/2006 (Public). News Service No: 097. 13 April 2006. Gambia: Alleged coup ...

Press Release       AFR 27/004/2006

Gambia: Further information on incommunicado detention/fear of ...
9 April 2006

Arrests have continued over the last few days in connection with an attempted coup that allegedly took place on 21 March. Furthermore, Abdoulie Kujabi, who has ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/003/2006

Gambia: Further information on incommunicado detention/fear of ...
5 April 2006

At least 12 more people including Raif Diab (m), businessperson, aged around 70; Mariam Denton (f), lawyer and at least 10 others are known to have been arrested ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/002/2006

Gambia: Incommunicado detention/fear of torture or ill-treatment
27 March 2006

At least 28 people, including Major Sang Pierre Mendy (m), Captain Muhammed Jah (m), Captain Bunja Darboe (m), Lt Wassa Camara (m),Famara Jammeh (m), Alpha Bah ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/001/2006

Gambia: Further information on: Incommunicado detention/Fear of ...
8 November 2004

Two years after Bisher al-Rawi and Jamil al-Banna were arrested on suspicion of having links with al-Qa'ida, they remain held without charge or trial at the US ...

Urgent Action       AFR 27/001/2004

Web action: West Africa death penalty action
19 September 2004

In the Gambia, the death penalty, which had been abolished in April 1993, was re-established in August 1995 by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, although ...

ActionDocument       AFR 05/009/2004

West Africa: Time to abolish the death penalty
9 October 2003

This doument summarizes each of the 16 ECOWAS countries' legislation on the death penalty, provides information on the most recent executions and convictions and ...

Report       AFR 05/003/2003

Gambia: Open letter to members of Parliament of the Gambia.
28 February 2003

Amnesty International is very concerned that the government of the Gambia has recently signed a bilateral agreement with the USA providing impunity for US nationals ...

Report       AFR 27/005/2003