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'Hope Not Lost' for Seeking Justice In Gambia

The country's truth commission, established in 2018, has accused dozens of officials who served during the rule of former president Yahya Jammeh of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and other human rights violations. 

The issuance in February of an arrest warrant for one of Jammeh's lieutenents is regarded as a step forward in the pursuit of justice for past crimes.

But with an annual budget of more than $500 million, and "many other pressing priorities", the government has counted on significant international support for the transitional justice process. Analysts have warned, however, that the appetite to support African courts has dropped dramatically, "particularly as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought war to Europe's doorstep" and recent U.S. funding cuts.

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