News releases| TRIAL International
Between 1994 and 2016, Yahya Jammeh ruled the small West African nation of The Gambia with an iron fist. His authoritarian regime systematically targeted political opponents – subjecting them to torture, extrajudicial execution, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance. Since 2017, the country has been engaged in a transitional justice process that aims to turn the page on this somber past.| TRIAL International
Michael Correa, an alleged member of a Gambian death squad, is scheduled to stand trial for torture in Denver, Colorado, USA, starting 16 September 2024.| TRIAL International
Bai Lowe, former member of Gambian paramilitary unit "Junglers", was sentenced to life imprisonment by a German court for crimes against humanity.| TRIAL International
On the date his trial was to open, we would like to honor the plaintiffs’ struggle and provide an account of the case against Khaled Nezzar.| TRIAL International
Article from Gambian newspaper The Republic: "Sonko case: How a Swiss court failed survivors of sexual violence in The Gambia, and worldwide".| TRIAL International