The African Network Against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED) says it is waiting for The Gambia’s special Accountability Mechanism to begin prosecuting former President Yahya Jammeh and senior officials accused of serious human rights violations during his 22-year rule. In an interview with JollofNews, ANEKED Country Director Sirra Ndow[Read More…]
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Families of 44 Ghanaians Killed In Gambia Renew Demands For Justice, 20 Years On
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…]
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…]
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