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December 4, 2019 News Release

Gambia: Commission Uncovers Ex-Dictator’s Alleged Crimes

Yahya Jammeh Accused of Murder, Torture, Rape

A sreenshot of TRRC lead counsel Essa Faal questioning Malick Jatta at Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, July 2019.
July 25, 2019 Dispatches

Former Hitmen Implicate Ex-Gambia Dictator

Truth Commission Hears Testimony Against Yahya Jammeh

TRRC lead counsel Essa Faal questioning Staff Sgt. Amadou Badjie at Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, July 25, 2019
July 19, 2019 Interview

Reed Brody on Why it Will be Harder for Equatorial Guinea to Not Hand Over Jammeh When the Time Comes

Former Gambia's leader Yahya Jammeh departs Banjul airport in Gambia.
June 26, 2019 Report

Gambia: Women Accuse Ex-President of Sexual Violence

Investigate Yahya Jammeh for Rape, Sexual Assault

Fatou “Toufah” Jallow, May 25, 2019.
April 30, 2019 Commentary

Reed Brody: Bringing Jammeh to Justice

Reed Brody Headshot
January 24, 2019 News Release

UN/ECOWAS: Release Report on Gambia Migrant Massacre

5 UN Rights Monitors Urge Public Reporting of 2005 Killings

Massacre survivor Martin Kyere at Accra cemetery where six bodies were returned from Gambia.
June 25, 2018 News Release

Gambia: 2 Togolese Among Victims in Migrant Murder Case

Victims Seek Justice for 2005 Killings Linked to Ex-President Jammeh

Kossi Odeyi and Yawovi Agbogbo, two Togolese citizens who were among a group of about 50 West African migrants murdered in Gambia in 2005, by the “Junglers,” a paramilitary unit controlled by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.
May 16, 2018 Report

Gambia: Ex-President Tied to 2005 Murders of Ghanaian and Nigerian Migrants

Ghanaian Groups Urge Prosecution of Yahya Jammeh

Massacre survivor Martin Kyere at Accra cemetery where six bodies were returned from Gambia.
December 12, 2017 News Release

Gambia: Truth Commission to Uncover Jammeh Abuses

Bill Should Ban Amnesties for Most Serious Crimes

Protesters march in Banjul on April 16, 2016 following the death in custody of opposition activist Solo Sandeng.
October 23, 2017 Commentary

A Campaign for Justice in Gambia is Born

Jammeh Implicated in Slew of Abuses During 22-Year Rule

Victims and Gambian and International activists at a strategy session on October 20, 2017.

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