The Gambia
Seen in the press
Read our selection of press reports about this country. This is a short description of prison conditions on a national scale. It gives an account of the preceding year’s events.
Gambia: des conditions de détention qui tardent à changer
This article is not available in English. This article is available in the following versions: French
En Gambie, le président Adama Barrow annonce un moratoire sur la peine de mort
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Le Monde
Hongrie : le cas d’Ahmed H., emprisonné pour dix ans, symbole de la politique sécuritaire d’Orban
This article is not available in English. If you wish, you can consult the French version.Source — Le Monde
Dozens freed from Gambia's overcrowded jails
Almost 100 prisoners including rapists and robbers have been freed from Gambian jails as the new government struggles to reform an overcrowded system that long relied on strict mandatory sentencing.Source — Daily Nation