Investigating cases of enforced disappearance was one of The Gambia´s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission’s (TRRC) main focus. Disappearing people was identified as one of former President Yahya Jammeh´s ways of silencing opponents or anyone...
In the six years since the start of the transitional process in The Gambia, victims have prominently featured in the revelations that have many times shocked Gambians and the world as the full extent of...
First, there was fear and despair as the victims of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal dictatorship nursed their physical and psychological scars. Then came relief as the full extent of the violations and abuses they had suffered...
Ansumana Drammeh, Mama Cham, and Sarata Ceesay are all residents of Jarra Soma village. They are all related to victims of unlawful arrest and detention. In the third part of our series, they narrate their...
In the third installment of our four-part series of interviews stories on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission's (TRRC) reparation programme, we meet Ali Nget, Haddy Secka, Kumba Secka, and Modou Secka, all from Kerr Mot...
The Victims’ Bantaba is a virtual platform that will serve as a memorial site of record to events and experiences from The Gambia’s difficult years during the dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh.
It seeks to document the impact of the violations of human rights and atrocity crimes over the 22 years of that regime, particularly on the victims, and explore their continuing significance on the society.
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© 2023 The Gambia -The Victims' Bantaba