The Gambia
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 to Attorney General and Minister of Justice Dawda A. Jallow...
Read moreHuman 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 rule of former president Yahya Jammeh. A panel discussion organised...
Read moreJustice 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 who had hoped that the government of President Adama Barrow...
Read moreTruth 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 truth commission failed to release its much-anticipated report as promised...
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