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Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, “a sine qua non first step” towards accountability
07.10.2020 - (Last modified: 08.10.2020)
Pillage, an international crime with disastrous consequences
01.10.2020 - (Last modified: 13.11.2020)
Bosnia once again summoned by the UN to solve the crimes of its past
28.09.2020 - (Last modified: 29.09.2020)
20 years imprisonment and 42 recognized victims in the Hamakombo case (DRC)
22.09.2020 - (Last modified: 13.01.2021)
DRC: three militiamen convicted in Kalehe
07.09.2020 - (Last modified: 08.09.2020)
Bosnia's failure in supporting survivors of wartime sexual violence condemned by the UN
02.09.2020 - (Last modified: 19.10.2020)
International day of the victims of enforced disappearances: those left behind
28.08.2020 - (Last modified: 27.08.2020)
Giving close support to victims in DRC
21.08.2020 - (Last modified: 20.08.2020)
Yahya Jammeh
29.07.2020 - (Last modified: 04.04.2022)
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Yahya Jammeh was born in 1969 in Kanilai in Gambia. In 1984, he entered gendarmerie and gradually made his way to the top, reaching the position of commander of the military police, a position which he held between 1991 and 1992. On 22 July 1994, he came to power following a coup d’état. A transitional government was subsequently established and lasted until 19...