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Yahya Jammeh

29.07.2020 - (Last modified: 04.04.2022)

Equatorial Guinea

Facts 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...

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Gambia: No Justice for 2005 Massacre of Migrants

21.07.2020 - (Last modified: 15.07.2021)

The Gambia

The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in The Gambia and Senegal 15 years ago have...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with Torture

12.06.2020 - (Last modified: 16.06.2020)

The Gambia

The indictment in the United States on 11 June 2020 of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member on torture charges...

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Burundi: grave concern over violence and excessive use of force ahead of elections

18.05.2020

Burundi

Joint declaration from civil society organizations On 20 May 2020, Burundian citizens will vote on triple presidential,...

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Swiss Federal Court upholds Erwin Sperisen's conviction

29.11.2019

Switzerland

On 28 November 2019, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (FSC) upheld Erwin Sperisen's sentence to 15 years in prison. In Ap...

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UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi calls for utmost international vigilance

09.09.2019 - (Last modified: 10.03.2020)

Burundi

On 4 September 2019, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry (CoI) presented its latest set of conclusions on the situa...

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NGOs condemn the closure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Bur...

12.03.2019 - (Last modified: 15.03.2019)

Burundi

An oral statement to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 12 March 2019 denounces the closure of the Office of the...

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UN urged to release report of killings in The Gambia

28.01.2019

The Gambia

Five United Nations human rights monitors have urged the UN and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) t...

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Fresh accusations made against Erwin Sperisen in Guatemala

05.11.2018 - (Last modified: 09.11.2018)

Guatemala

The former head of the Guatemalan National Civil Police, who has just appealed to the Federal Court against his 15-year...

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Liberia asked to bring its former warlords to justice

02.07.2018 - (Last modified: 05.07.2018)

Liberia

A coalition of 76 non-governmental organizations has called for the Human Rights Committee to ask the Liberian governmen...

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Gambia: Two Togolese Among Victims in Migrant Murder Case

25.06.2018

The Gambia

Victims Seek Justice for 2005 Killings Linked to Ex-President Jammeh Two Togolese have recently been discovered to be a...

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Nezzar Case: Swiss Court orders resumption of war crimes investigation

06.06.2018 - (Last modified: 10.05.2019)

Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) has overturned a decision of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to dismiss...

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