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Melville wins massively against the Attorney General and Inspector General of Police

The high court in Brikama has made a declaration that Melville’s fundamental human rights to property has been violated. Thus, an order that the said Jewelleries must be returned immediately within 14 days, failure of which the respondents must pay the sum of $50,000 to Melville. The court made a […]

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Opinion on the FGM saga in The Gambia – part 2

By a concerned Gambian anti-FGM/C advocate In part two (2) of this article, I shall talk about how anti-FGM/C advocates like myself are yet to be convinced that the practice is religious and what is our take on the proposal that the current law should be reversed to make the […]

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High Court Awards 1.9 million Dalasis To Plaintiff In Land Dispute Case

Justice Sheriff Tabally of the High Court in Brikama has on Wednesday, 7th February 2024, delivered a judgement in favour of Alagie Jabbi, a Gambian based in Canada against Gana Jeng and Muhammed Lamin Jaiteh, real estate dealers. The Plaintiff Alagie Jabbi was represented by Lawyer Malick H.B Jallow while Gana […]

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MJFC  calls for urgent enactment of Legislation to guide the exercise of prerogative of mercy

PRESS STATEMENT 1st February 2024. The Malick Jallow Foundation for Children (MJFC) is very concerned with the recent public outcry concerning the pardon of convicted prisioners by the President of the Republic in exercise of his powers enshrined in Section 82 of the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of The […]