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International Women’s Day, 2023

International Women’s Day 2023 – in honor, and respect, of strong women, around the world. Portrait of rape survivor, human rights activist, and author, Gambian, Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow. Image ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio ‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’ For assignment queries, photography prints, and image licensing – Contact here

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The Gambia: Government White Paper is out. Ex-Gambia President Jammeh will be prosecuted.

The Gambia: Government White Paper is out-victims of ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, gather for a peaceful protest, holding banners with photos of family members killed under Jammeh's regime. Image © Jason Florio

BBC World News – 26th May, 2022 “I believe justice will be done…it was welcoming news to hear that ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, will finally be prosecuted” Ayeshah Harun Jammeh – Gambia Victims Centre Talking to the BBC about the release of The Gambia government’s white paper. Ayeshah, one of many victims of the former 22-yearContinue reading “The Gambia: Government White Paper is out. Ex-Gambia President Jammeh will be prosecuted.”

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CAP-Prize 2020 & 2021 Winners Exhibition, Zurich – March-June, 2022

In this large-format open-air exhibition in Rieterpark, nine photographic series awarded the CAP Prize – the international prize for contemporary African photography – can be explored for the first time in Zurich. CAP-PRIZE Since 2012, the CAP Prize has been aimed at photographers whose work was taken on the African continent or deals with anContinue reading “CAP-Prize 2020 & 2021 Winners Exhibition, Zurich – March-June, 2022”

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Voices of The Gambia on Human Rights – Amnesty International Africa

Screengrab from Youtube of Amnesty International Africa's short film on Gambia's human rights agenda

The Voices of The Gambia – we recently went out on the streets of The Gambia to film a series of vox pop interviews for Amnesty International Africa, talking to Gambian’s about their views on the human rights situation in their country today, in 2021. Voices of The Gambia on Human Rights Gambians are going backContinue reading “Voices of The Gambia on Human Rights – Amnesty International Africa”