Gambia Truth Commission Begins Hearings On Gender Violence
A press statement from the communications office of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission say it will begin hearing from victims of sexual and gender-based violence from October 14th at its headquarters in Kotu. The Commission is probing the human rights violations committed during the reign of ex-president Yahya Jammeh, which spanned 22 years.
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