The disappeared in The Gambia, a missing investigation
Investigating cases of enforced disappearance was one of The Gambia´s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission’s (TRRC) main focus. Disappearing people ...
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Children, the forgotten victims of Jammeh’s dictatorship
In the six years since the start of the transitional process in The Gambia, victims have prominently featured in the ...
Reparation money was little and unfairly allocated, Jarra Soma victims complain
Ansumana Drammeh, Mama Cham, and Sarata Ceesay are all residents of Jarra Soma village. They are all related to victims ...
Kerr Mot Hali victims seek more than just monetary reparations
In the third installment of our four-part series of interviews stories on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission's (TRRC) reparation programme, ...
When will they pay the balance of the reparation funds?
Bojel Bah, Fatou Jawo, Meta Bah, and Samba Sarjo are from Sintet and Sangajorr. In the second instalment of our ...
Swiss court charges Gambian ex-minister Ousman Sonko with crimes against humanity
Former Gambian Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, has been charged by a Swiss court with crimes against humanity for his alleged ...
This is not what we expected: Victims speak about reparation programme
Abdoulie H. Bojang, Omar Bojang, Sainey Ba Bojang, and Sarjo Bojang are all residents of Jambour village in western Gambia ...
Think Young Women, think empowering them to achieve their potential
Few organisations in The Gambia have made as significant an impact on the lives of young women and girls as ...
Foundation is doing what Solo Sandeng died doing: Standing up to injustice
The Solo Sandeng Foundation (SSF), based in The Gambia, is a non-profit organisation that promotes and protects human rights, democracy, ...
Sandeng burial gives hope to families waiting for closure
Many families of the victims of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances of the Yahya Jammeh era are still grappling with ...
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.
Email: info@thevictimsbantaba.org
