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Gambia: Trial in Germany - I Posed As a 'Jungler', Defendant Says
JusticeInfo.net, 21 October 2022
On Thursday 20 October, Baboucar "Bai" Lowe has given his first statement in six month of trial in Germany. The Gambian national, an alleged member of a notorious killing squad… Read more »
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Gambia: Hague Court Collects Evidence Against Former Dictator Jammeh
Legalbrief, 5 July 2022
Former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the country with an iron fist for 22 years, is in touch with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to allegations of… Read more »
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Gambia: Commission Finds Jammeh Regime Committed Gender-Based Violence
Foroyaa, 29 June 2022
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), in its Investigative Report submitted to Government, outlined that Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) was… Read more »
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Gambia: Swiss Probe Environmental Crimes by Jammeh Collaborator
JusticeInfo.net, 27 June 2022
Three years ago, the Swiss NGO TRIAL International filed a complaint against a Swiss businessman operating in the Gambia with the complicity of its former president Yahya Jammeh,… Read more »
Justice Catches Up With Gambian Dictatorship
Justice is slowly catching up with those who abused or collaborated with abusers of human rights during the rule of Gambia's former president Yahya Jammeh.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague is gathering evidence with a view to taking a decision on prosecuting Jammeh, while an alleged member of a Gambian hit squad is on trial in Germany charged with taking part in the assassination of Jammeh's opponents - including Deyda Hydara, managing editor of The Point newspaper. In another development in Europe, Swiss authorities are investigating a businessman accused of pillaging 'conflict timber' in the Casamance region.
The country's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission found that Jammeh and other senior government officials subjected women and girls to a range of sexual violence including rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual exploitation.
The current Gambian Government has made it clear that Jammeh cannot benefit from the immunity provisions of the Constitution for the crimes he allegedly committed while in power, and it plans to amend the Constitution.
Jammeh is also accused of having stolen millions of dollars from the country's coffers to fund a life of luxury. After leaving office, his assets were frozen by many countries and he went into exile in Equatorial Guinea.
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Gambia: 'Jammeh Cannot Benefit From Immunity Provisions of Constitution'
The Point, 28 June 2022
The government of The Gambia has made it outright that former President Jammeh cannot benefit from the immunity provisions of the constitution of The Gambia for the crimes he has… Read more »
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Gambia: Media Defence Group Urges Govt to Act on Crimes Against Journalists
CPJ, 29 June 2022
Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country's Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)- including ensuring journalists are not… Read more »
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Gambia: Govt to Introduce Human Rights Course for Gambian Soldiers
The Point, 28 June 2022
The government of The Gambia has accepted to introduce mandatory course for all soldiers "on human rights and on the role of the military in a democratic society." Read more »
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Gambia: Ex-Dictator in Contact With the ICC
The Point, 27 June 2022
Yahya Jammeh, ex-Gambian dictator who ruled the country with an iron fist for 22-years is "currently in touch with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in relation to serious… Read more »
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Gambia: Jammeh Hit Squad Member Faces Trial in Germany
The Point, 22 June 2022
The trial of a former member of ex-President Jammeh's hit squad continues in Celle, Germany. Read more »
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Gambia: Govt Commits to Replacing Jammeh-Era Constitution
Foroyaa, 23 June 2022
The Gambia's Justice Minister, Dawda Jallow, has told the members of the Human Rights and Constitutional Matters Committee of the National Assembly, that the Government is… Read more »
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Gambia: Assassinated Journalist's Son Testifies at German Trial
The Point, 24 June 2022
Baba Hydara, a son of the late Deyda who was allegedly murdered by the Junglers testified on Tuesday at the trial involving the accused, Bai Lowe at the Celle Regional Supreme… Read more »
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Gambia: TRRC Recommends Indefinite Revocation of Dr. Mbowe's Practicing Licence
Foroyaa, 27 June 2022
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), had recommended for the practicing licence of Dr. Tamsir Mbowe to be revoke indefinitely, for failing to honour the… Read more »
