@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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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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On the model of the commision, the president said ours is a Commission that focuses on the victims in each case
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Beyond establishing the truth and fostering reconciliation, there is a crucial need to put the vicitims at the center of the process. That is why we included reparation in the Gambia's model.
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While we appreciate that we cannot, in all cases, restore the circumstances in which the victims were, prior to the abuses they suffered, we can, in appropriate cases, offer various forms of redress to the victims and their families.
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Let us stand together to say: never again shall a few people oppress us as a nation! Never again! Shall this beautiful smiling coast experience the tyranny of the minority against the majority
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