Yaya Dampha – a Gambian journalist in Sweden

Yaya Dampha in Sweden with Karin Bolin, the Department Secretary in charge of West Africa

We had a meeting with official of the Swedish foreign ministry on the 22 July. About 15 Gambians in Stockholm participated in our journey to the foreign ministry. I and three other Gambians were allowed in to meet Madam Karin Bolin, Department Sectary in charge of West Africa. She is also EU desk officer.

We presented the public statement to her and talked about the human rights abuses and violations in Gambia. We also gave her highlights on the lack of press freedom and the case of Chief Ebrima Manneh and Kanyiba Kanyi among others.

I gave my own case also during my arrest with the Amnesty International team in Gambia in October 2007.