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Burkina Faso – Calling for more justice and freedom in Gambia

Banner calling for more justice and freedom in Gambia

Banner calling for more justice and freedom in Gambia

Amnesty International’s section in Burkina Faso organised a press conference for the Gambia Day of Action on 22 July. During this event, we denounced arbitrary arrests, impunity, migrant’s rights abuses, political harassment, and the lack of freedom of the press and urged Gambian authorities to respect human rights.

There were 12 media correspondents present at the press conference. These included Editions le Pays (newspaper), l’Evênement (newspaper), Radio Ouaga FM,Canal 3 (TV), and Sidwaya (state run newspaper).
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