Two decades after the brutal killing of 44 Ghanaians on Gambian soil, the families of the victims are once again calling on both the Gambian and Ghanaian governments to deliver long-overdue justice and compensation. At a press conference held in Accra on Tuesday to mark 20 years since the killings,[Read More…]
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Gambia’s TRRC Justice Efforts At Risk As U.S. Considers Cutting War Crimes Funding
Gambia’s fragile transitional justice process faces fresh uncertainty as the White House moves to cut U.S. funding for nearly two dozen global war crimes and accountability programs, including one supporting post-dictatorship justice in The Gambia. According to internal U.S. government documents and officials cited by Reuters, the Office of Management[Read More…]
UN Envoy Backs Gambia’s Democratic Reforms
The United Nations Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Santos Simão, has wrapped up a three-day visit to The Gambia, reaffirming the UN’s strong support for the country’s democratic and constitutional reform efforts. During his visit, Mr. Simão met with President Adama Barrow and commended the ongoing[Read More…]
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