@IntlCrimCourt Chief Prosecutor, Bensouda: #TRRCLaunching has demonstrated @BarrowPresident’s commitment to the rule of law, and truth and justice, not only in words but through actions.
Recommitting to the #RomeStatue demonstrates Gambia’s resolve to take the path of justice.
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@UNODC_WCAfrica Dr Ibn Chambas: Reconcialiation is a long process and must involve every community and the nation as a whole, and the TRRC is here to ensure that. - called for special attention to the vulnerable, esp. women and childrenShow this thread -
@Gambia_TRRC Exe. Sec. Baba G. Jallow: This commission is going to be a lasting legacy of the Barrow administration.Show this thread -
@BarrowPresident @#TRRCLaunching: Gambians had for far too long suffered under a repressive regime; a regime that failed its social contract with the citizens, and in doing so, oppressed the very people it swore to serve and protect.Show this thread -
We have to pay homage to the countless people who stood up to tyranny and, in the pursuit of freedom, selflessly laid down their lives. Those are the victims both known and yet to be unknown.
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Therefore, we are resolved here today, today, to investigate and establish an impartial historical record of the nature, causes and the extent of the violations and abuses of human rights committed from July 1994 to January 2017.
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TRRC is part of a wider transitional justice process in our pursuit of a ‘New Gambia’. Other legislative and administrative reforms underway include: -the Constitutional Review Commission, which is reviewing all laws with a view to amend or completely repeal all oppressive laws.
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- the National Human Rights Commission Act has been passed, and the process of establishing is at advanced stage - A major reform of the security sector is also underway; among others.
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