Civil Society Associations Gambia

Hon. Simbarashe Mumbengegwi Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Harare Zimbabwe                                                                                                        February 10, 2012   Dear Sir,   The Coalition for Change-Gambia (CCG) and the Civil Society Associations Gambia (CSAG), singly and jointly condemn the unfortunate extreme action taken by the regime of Robert Mugabe in denying Ms. Ndey Tapha-Sosseh entry into the country of Zimbabwe. Ms. Tapha-Sosseh, …

Civil Society Associations-Gambia, a coalition of seven Gambian civil and human rights organizations spread across Europe, the United States and West Africa has been launched after a year of online meetings and dozens of conference calls between founding members. The purpose of CSAG is to challenge the impunity with which the Gambian state has subjected …

The Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union C/O H.E Jean Ping, Chairperson, Chairperson, African Union Commission Addis Ababa Ethiopia                                                                                       Thursday, January 24, 2011   GAMBIAN CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS AND PARTNERS CAUTION AGAINST A PRESIDENT YAHYA JAMMEH AFRICAN UNION CHAIRMANSHIP   Your Excellencies, On the eve of the African Union …

In accordance with the organizational by-laws, the general membership of Save the Gambia Democracy Project (STGDP) elected a Management Committee to run the affairs of the organization for the next two years on Saturday January 21, 2012. The Management Committee comprises of six officials as: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary General, Public Relations Officer, Treasurer, and …

Banjul 20.01.12: ARTICLE 19 is appalled by the conviction and prison sentence handed to Amadou Scattred Janneh, a former Minister of Information and Communication, and six others, for distributing t-shirts calling for democratic change in the Gambia. ARTICLE 19 urges the Gambian courts to quash the conviction of Janneh and his co-accused and release them …

Amnesty International today called for the immediate release of four activists arrested over the distribution of T-shirts calling for an end to dictatorship in Gambia. One activist, Dr Amadou Scattred Janneh, the country’s former Minister for Information and Communication, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour for treason. Three other men – Modou …