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A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years for crimes against humanity
Associated Press via AOL· 3 weeks agoSwitzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for...
Gambia’s New Law Could See Former Dictator Jammeh Tried Locally
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 month ago(Bloomberg) -- Gambian lawmakers have passed two new bills that could see former dictator Yahya...
Swiss court jails Gambia ex-minister for 20 years
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoVictims and their relatives have demonstrated outside the court during the trial [EPA] A Swiss court has sentenced a former Gambian minister to 20 years...
Gambian man convicted in Germany for role in killings under Gambia's former ruler
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA German court on Thursday convicted a Gambian man of murder and crimes against humanity for...
Gambia's Move to Repeal FGM Ban Risks Women's Rights Globally
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAn anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) protester outside the National Assembly in Banjul on March...
Gambia lawmakers refer a repeal of the ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussions
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for...
Gambia court sentences soldier to 12 years in prison for leading foiled coup
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGambia's high court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup...
Former Gambian interior minister on trial in Switzerland over alleged crimes against humanity
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoA former interior minister of Gambia was going on trial Monday in Switzerland on charges including crimes against humanity for his alleged role in years of repression by the west African country ...
Gambia could scrap its landmark ban on female genital mutilation
Semafor via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Gambia is on the brink of becoming the first nation in the world to reverse a ban on female...
Gambia foils alleged coup attempt, arrests four soldiers
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBANJUL (Reuters) -Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers...