Tag: violence

News, Opinion, Politics

In a democracy, political violence and vandalism are not viable options; one should counter opinions with more persuasive arguments

Fatoumatta: Violence is never a solution in Gambia. The Italian Marxist philosopher and journalist Antonio Gramsci, in Notebook 3 of his prison writings, observes that crises occur when “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; in this interregnum, a great variety of morbid symptoms […]

News, Security

Training for 20 police officers on investigation of Sexual & Gender-Based Violence cases ends

A nine-day training focused on the criminal investigation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) for 20 officers of the Gambia Police Force at the Khamsys Training Centre in Bijilo ended last Friday, 27th May 2022. The training was organised by the GIZ Police programme, Police Programme Africa: Joint German-EU Support […]

News, Security, Women & Children's Affairs

GIZ, GPST organize training for 20 police officers on investigation of Sexual & Gender-Based Violence cases

The GIZ Police programme, Police Programme Africa: Joint German-EU Support to the Gambia Police Force in partnership with the German Police Support Team (GPST) on Monday, 16th May  2022  began nine (9) days of training on the Investigation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) for 20 officers of the Gambia […]