Gambia: 'No Genuine Reconciliation Without Truth' Says African Centre Chairperson

10 August 2017

There can be no genuine reconciliation in The Gambia without truth; the truth of human rights violation must be told and the perpetrators known, said Andrew Chigovera, chairperson of African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS) Governing Council.

"Truth must be told and heard, it may not be pleasant but it is part of the healing process," he said on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of a two-day consultative workshop on The Gambia government-proposed Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC).

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