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Gambian former Minister of Interior Ousman Sonko sentenced to 20 years in prison for cr...
15.05.2024 - (Last modified: 16.05.2024)
All parties have been heard: Summary of the proceedings of the third week of the trial ...
26.01.2024
A note at the centre of the argument: Summary of the proceedings of the second week of ...
22.01.2024 - (Last modified: 26.01.2024)
The end of a long wait: Summary of the proceedings of the first week of the trial of Ou...
15.01.2024 - (Last modified: 26.01.2024)
Ousman Sonko case: the second trial for crimes against humanity in Switzerland to take ...
03.11.2023 - (Last modified: 07.12.2023)
The Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) confirms Ousman So...
26.01.2022 - (Last modified: 01.12.2022)
Detention extended for former Minister Ousman Sonko
03.05.2017 - (Last modified: 12.07.2017)
Torture in Gambia: ex-Minister Ousman Sonko must face his responsibilities
26.01.2017 - (Last modified: 29.11.2017)
Sonko case: How a Swiss court failed survivors of sexual violence in The Gambia, and wo...
17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 14.06.2024)
Sonko case: a historic conviction, yet a missed opportunity to recognize sexual violenc...
24.05.2024 - (Last modified: 05.06.2024)
The conviction of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland for crimes against humanity on 15 May 2024 is historical in many ways. However, the decision by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court’s (FCC) to dismiss all charges of sexual violence casts a shadow over this landmark verdict. Ousman Sonko was found guilty of three murders, multiple acts of tort...
