Sonko trial rekindles hope for justice among Gambian victims
The start of the trial of former Gambian government minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland on January 8 marked another step ...
Tag: Yahya Jammeh
Mixed reactions as trial of ex-Gambian Minister Sonko starts in Switzerland
When Ousmane Sonko, variously described as ‘the most brutal’ former Interior Minister in the administration of exiled Gambian dictator Yahya ...
Children, the forgotten victims of Jammeh’s dictatorship
In the six years since the start of the transitional process in The Gambia, victims have prominently featured in the ...
When will they pay the balance of the reparation funds?
Bojel Bah, Fatou Jawo, Meta Bah, and Samba Sarjo are from Sintet and Sangajorr. In the second instalment of our ...
Dealing with the past: ANEKED fights for survivors of injustice
Yahya Jammeh's rule in The Gambia was marked by extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of political opponents, journalists, human rights ...
Yankuba Touray’s murder conviction raises hope for justice for Jammeh-era crimes
By Mustapha K. Darboe For the family of Ousman Koro Ceesay, justice was done on July 14 this year when ...
Jammeh played Russian roulette with the lives of Gambians to prove that his dubious HIV treatment was genuine
By Zainab Jobarteh “We had managed some of our patients to a good level of health. Unfortunately, the president shortened ...
Coup claims earned Omar Camara 9 years in jail and killed his brother
By Zainab Jobarteh Yahya Jammeh dealt ruthlessly with suspected coup plotters. Most suffered a common fate – death. The “lucky” ...
Not even Jammeh’s own family was safe from his murderous hand
By Mary Mam Degen Fye It is no secret that Yahya Jammeh was prepared to break all the rules and ...
Kebba Tunkara is hard of hearing, has lost a leg, and is in poor health, but he is one of the lucky few to survive torture and degradation
By Zainab Jobarteh Kebba Tunkara does not like to talk about his time in detention. He does not want the ...
