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The way is now paved for the trial in Switzerland of General Khaled Nezzar
08.02.2022 - (Last modified: 12.12.2025)
Time for Nepal to deliver justice to conflict victims
23.11.2021 - (Last modified: 17.01.2022)
Universal jurisdiction, the only hope for prosecuting international crimes committed in...
06.09.2021
Universal jurisdiction case in Argentina: an important decision for the Rohingyas
12.08.2021 - (Last modified: 18.08.2021)
Prosecuting those who think they are untouchable
31.05.2021 - (Last modified: 09.06.2021)
Enforced disappearance among marginalized ethnic group in Nepal
19.04.2021 - (Last modified: 15.07.2021)
UJAR 2021: the impact of coronavirus on universal jurisdiction
12.04.2021 - (Last modified: 11.05.2022)
Syria: Justice for the Hama massacre
02.02.2021
Thank you for your support in 2020!
21.12.2020 - (Last modified: 09.06.2021)
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...