Victim Voices
Hope at last for Kenyan victims, but is TFV’s planned support enough?
Too little, too late. That is Jacqueline Mutere’s assessment of the Trust Fund for Victims’ proposed assistance for victims of...
With joy and tears, they welcomed truth commission’s verdict
Zainab Lowe covered her face with her hands and cried. She could not help but weep inconsolably as she listened...
Human rights groups join growing call for prosecution of Yahya Jammeh
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Several experts have joined human rights groups urging The Gambia to prosecute crimes committed under the...
TRRC in last-ditch efforts to make its final report public
Faced with the criticism and disappointment that greeted the release of its much-awaited final report last week after it became...
Justice hangs in the balance as Barrow softens stance on TRRC report
Betrayed and disappointed. These two words aptly describe the sentiments of the victims of human rights violations in The Gambia...
Ghana’s proposed anti-LGBT+ law turns focus on Africa and minority rights
A bill that proposes to widen the scope of criminalised same-sex relationships and enhance penalties in Ghana has won support...
Truth commission deals victims huge blow as it fails to release its report, again
Victims of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s dictatorship had their hopes of getting justice any time soon dashed as the...
Sudan government criticised for crackdown on journalists and rights defenders
The government of Sudan has been urged to respect its citizens’ right to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly....
Broken promises leave Gambians at the mercy of Jammeh-era repressive laws
Stalled legal reforms have left in the statute books oppressive laws that could be used to trample on the rights...
Continue monitoring Burundi, human rights watchers told
The United Nations and the international community have been urged to ensure that monitoring of the human rights situation in...
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