President Adama Barrow of the Gambia has appealed to Gambians to exercise restraint and allow his government to study findings of the truth commission. The commission was set up in December 2017 to create an impartial historical record of violations and abuses of human rights from July 1994 to January[Read More…]
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Gambia: Truth Commission Calls For Prosecution Of Jammeh Regime Officials
The Gambian truth commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of former president Yahya Jammeh should be followed by a process of criminal accountability, 11 Gambian and international groups said today. On November 25, 2021, the Gambia Truth,[Read More…]
Gambia: Amnesty Int’l Calls For Justice, Reparations For Jammeh’s Victims
As the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) today submits its final report to President Adama Barrow, Amnesty International’s West Africa Researcher Michèle Eken said: “The Commission’s report must give way to an unequivocal commitment from the Gambian authorities that justice and reparations will finally be delivered to the[Read More…]