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Colorado: Trial postponed for alleged Gambian death squad member accused of torture and...
12.09.2024 - (Last modified: 13.09.2024)
(Banjul, Denver, Geneva, 12 September 2024) - The trial against Michael Sang Correa for torture allegedly committed in The Gambia, originally scheduled for 16 September 2024, has been postponed.
Last week, Correa’s defense lawyers filed two motions with the court. The motions explained that the defense wanted to present testimony from two witnesses to support the a...
Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial for torture and conspiracy to commit ...
26.08.2024
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1. Who is Michael Correa and what are the charges against him?
Michael Correa, a Gambian citizen, will stand trial in September 2024 for allegedly torturing people in The Gambia in 2006. He is accused of being part of the “Junglers”, a death squad that committed human rights abuses at the direction of former President Y...
Victims’ voices: A setback for the fight against impunity
17.06.2024 - (Last modified: 04.07.2024)
Human Rights and Justice Centre: Facilitating justice for victims and survivors of Nepa...
13.02.2024
Alleged Gambian death squad member to stand trial in the USA
02.11.2023 - (Last modified: 03.11.2023)
The Bralima trial in the DRC: three militiamen convicted for crimes against humanity.
22.03.2023 - (Last modified: 23.03.2023)
Double jeopardy for wartime torture victims of Bosnia and Herzegovina: After having the...
26.09.2022
Victims of war crimes are now victims of failed reparations mechanism
Sarajevo and Geneva, 26th of September – A growing number of wartime torture victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina are forced to pay thousands of Euros in court fees to Republika Srpska, one administrative unit of the country, after their claims for compensation were dismissed on statute of limitations...
