Press Release

GAMBIA: Survey Finds 77% of Gambians Believe the Country is Going in the Wrong Direction. 

According to a recent survey by the Pan-African, nonpartisan research network Afrobarometer, 77% of Gambians think the nation is going in the "wrong direction."...

GAMBIA: EFSCRJ Congratulates Gambia Police Force 

The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice wishes to congratulate the Inspector General of Police Seedy Muctarr Touray and all the men and women...

GAMBIA: Challenging the Constitutionality of the 2025 Budget Estimates

I am pleased to inform the public that today I have joined fellow citizens, Sait Matty Jaw, Pa Samba Jow and Baboucarr Nyang in...

NIGERIA: ECOWAS Heads of State and Government hold Sixty-Sixth Ordinary Summit in Abuja

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held its sixty-sixth ordinary session today, December...

GAMBIA: Appreciation of the ECOWAS Approval to set up a Special Tribunal in The Gambia

The Gambia Center for Victims of Human Rights Violations On 15th December 2024, the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government at its 66th Ordinary Session currently on-going in Abuja, Nigeria approval has been granted for the...

GAMBIA: Concern over Police Action against University Students

On Monday December 2nd, students at the University of the Gambia staged a demonstration within the premises of the Law Faculty to express their grievances...

GAMBIA: December 1. The Day Gambians Decided to End Dictatorship and Embrace Democracy.

Eight years ago, Gambians under the auspices of the 2016 Grand Coalition of oppositionparties voted out the autocratic regime of Yaya Jammeh in the...

GAMBIA: In Solidarity with Girls And Women- EFCRJ

The Edward Francis Centre for Rights and Justice joins the rest of the world in 16 Days of Activism which kicks off today November...

GAMBIA: Appointments and Redeployments Within The Gambia Civil Service

Press Release Dated: 20th November, 2024 Banjul – The Gambia. In consultation with the Public Service Commission and consistent with The Gambia Government’s policy of...

GAMBIA: President Barrow Appoints New Cabinet Members.

State House, Banjul, 18th November 2024: The general public is hereby informed that His Excellency the President, acting under Section 71(1) of the Constitution,...

GAMBIA: CSO Concerned over Unconstitutionality of 2025 Budget

The Edward Francis Small Centre hereby registers its unreserved condemnation of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the President of the Republic for...

GAMBIA: The Gambia Police Force Prosecute Three Individual For Theft

Banjul, The Gambia – November 13, 2024 The Gambia Police Force has successfully prosecuted three individuals for the theft of six outdoor air conditioning units,...

GAMBIA: Police Grant Permit for CoPG Protest Scheduled for Next Thursday

The Gambia Police Force has granted a permit to the Coalition of Progressive Gambians (CoPG) to conduct a protest next Thursday regarding the delay...

GAMBIA: Media Stakeholders Meet President Barrow on Press Freedom Concerns

The Gambia Press Union (GPU)and allied media organisations and affiliates on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Adama Barrow to discuss key issues that affect press freedom. Among...

GAMBIA: President Barrow Assured to Drop Civil Suit Case Against The Voice Newspaper

State House, Banjul, 4th November 2024 His Excellency Adama Barrow on Monday afternoon received a joint delegation from the media fraternity, comprising the Gambia Press Union, the Media...

GAMBIA: National People’s Party Students’ Wing Responds to EFSCRJ’s Misleading Statement

The National People’s Party Students’ Wing (NPPSW) most earnestly condemns the recent unfounded and inflammatory remarks issued by the EFSCRJ concerning the statements of...