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Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow of the #IamToufah movement, The Gambia

Fatou 'Toufah' Jallow - the first woman to speak in public, without hiding her identity, about her rape ordeal with former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, at her parents home in The Gambia. Portrait ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio #Portraits4PositiveChange
Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow – the first woman to speak publically, without hiding her identity, about her rape ordeal with former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, at her parents’ home in The Gambia. Portrait ©Jason Florio / Helen Jones-Florio #Portraits4PositiveChange

Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow – “If there’s no seat at the table of power – let’s build our own! Our activism makes people uncomfortable because it disturbs entrenched power relations and questions the world as it has always worked. But the world needs change, and the Youth will make it happen” at the United Nations, New York – International Human Rights Day, December 10th, 2019

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‘Gambia – victims, and resisters’

Photographer and filmmaker, Jason Florio, makes a portrait of Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow, for our on-going series, ‘Gambia- victims, and resisters’ #Portraits4PositiveChange. Image ©Helen Jones-Florio

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Fatou 'Toufah' Jallow testifies before the TRRC, about being raped by ex-President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia. Image © Jason Florio
Fatou ‘Toufah’ Jallow testifies before the TRRC, The Gambia, November 2019. Image © Jason Florio (prints on exhibition at the TRRC ©Jason Florio/Helen Jones-Florio, from the ongoing series ‘Gambia – victims, and resisters‘ #Portraits4PositiveChange

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The Gambia – The Victims and the Instigator. Portraits © Jason Florio

Ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, with his ever-present security force ©Jason Florio
Ex-president, Yahya Jammeh, with his ever-present security force ©Jason Florio

 

One man, many victims…

The Gambia – torture, abuse, and dissent

From 1994 -2017 Yahya Jammeh ruled the Gambia, West Africa as his own fiefdom, crushing dissent, and opposition with brutality. With Jammeh’s ouster and flight into exile, hundreds of Gambians now feel safe to come forward and speak freely about the crimes committed against them by his regime.

This portrait series is a work in progress…Jason Florio.

Jugana Susso, was arrested and detained during a peaceful demonstration by President Jammeh's feared security services. She was tortured and beaten so badly on her legs she has problems walking even around her own home ©Jason Florio
Jugana Susso, was arrested and detained during a peaceful demonstration by President Jammeh’s feared security services ©Jason Florio.

 

Read/see more images on Jason Florio’s blog and website.

"We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia" free doc screening, Aug 13th, London. Poster Image © Helen Jones-Florio (inside Mile2 prison) "We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia" free doc screening, Aug 13th, London. Image © Helen Jones-Florio (inside Mile2 prison)
“We Never Gave Up: Stories of Courage in Gambia” watch the documentary trailer Image © Helen Jones-Florio (inside Mile2 prison)

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