Gambia: Further information on Fear of ll-treatment/prisoner of conscience/human rights defender, Lamine Sillah, Secretary General, Amnesty International Gambia

Index Number: AFR 27/006/2001
Date Published: 24 October 2001
Categories: Africa, Gambia

Dr Moudou Manneh was released without charge in the evening of 23 October. Mohamed Lamine Sillah is still held incommunicado at the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).Up to 13 supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party were arrested on or around 22 October. They are reportedly still in police custody in Brikama and Mansa Konko. .