{"id":14537,"date":"2024-12-16T13:14:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=14537"},"modified":"2024-12-16T13:14:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:14:32","slug":"gambia-ecowas-okays-creation-of-special-court-to-try-jammeh-era-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/14537\/gambia-ecowas-okays-creation-of-special-court-to-try-jammeh-era-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambia: Ecowas okays creation of special court to try Jammeh-era crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container F0azHf tw-nfl\" role=\"text\">\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: ECOWAS marks historic turning point by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.\n\nThe Conference of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting this Sunday in Abuja for its 66th ordinary session, took a historic decision by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.\n\nThis jurisdiction, a first in the region, will be tasked with trying those responsible for serious human rights violations committed between July 1994 and January 2017, a period marked by the presidency of Yahya Jammeh, defeated in December 2016 by Adama Barrow.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">ECOWAS marks historic turning point by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: ECOWAS marks historic turning point by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.\n\nThe Conference of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting this Sunday in Abuja for its 66th ordinary session, took a historic decision by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.\n\nThis jurisdiction, a first in the region, will be tasked with trying those responsible for serious human rights violations committed between July 1994 and January 2017, a period marked by the presidency of Yahya Jammeh, defeated in December 2016 by Adama Barrow.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The Conference of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting on Sunday in Abuja for its 66th ordinary session, took a historic decision by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: ECOWAS marks historic turning point by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.\n\nThe Conference of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting this Sunday in Abuja for its 66th ordinary session, took a historic decision by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia.\n\nThis jurisdiction, a first in the region, will be tasked with trying those responsible for serious human rights violations committed between July 1994 and January 2017, a period marked by the presidency of Yahya Jammeh, defeated in December 2016 by Adama Barrow.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">This jurisdiction, a first in the region, will be tasked with trying those responsible for serious human rights violations committed between July 1994 and January 2017, a period marked by the presidency of Yahya Jammeh, defeated in December 2016 by Adama Barrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tw-target-rmn-container\" class=\"tw-target-rmn tw-ta-container F0azHf tw-nfl\" role=\"text\">\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: This initiative builds on the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), established by the Gambian government in 2018. In its November 2021 report, the TRRC called for reparations, institutional reforms and prosecutions of those most responsible for crimes such as torture and inhumane treatment.\n\nThe Tribunal, which will integrate elements of national and international law, will be based in The Gambia, with the possibility of holding hearings in a third country in the event of security constraints. It will bring together Gambian, regional and international judges and experts.\n\nPresident Adama Barrow welcomed this major step forward, expressing his gratitude to ECOWAS and its partners for their support. The Minister of Justice reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring justice and reconciliation for victims while working to build a more equitable society.\n\nAC\/APA\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">This initiative builds on the recommendations of Gambia\u2019s truth commission (TRRC), established by the government in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: This initiative builds on the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), established by the Gambian government in 2018. In its November 2021 report, the TRRC called for reparations, institutional reforms and prosecutions of those most responsible for crimes such as torture and inhumane treatment.\n\nThe Tribunal, which will integrate elements of national and international law, will be based in The Gambia, with the possibility of holding hearings in a third country in the event of security constraints. It will bring together Gambian, regional and international judges and experts.\n\nPresident Adama Barrow welcomed this major step forward, expressing his gratitude to ECOWAS and its partners for their support. The Minister of Justice reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring justice and reconciliation for victims while working to build a more equitable society.\n\nAC\/APA\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In its November 2021 report, the TRRC called for reparations, institutional reforms and prosecutions of those most responsible for crimes such as torture and inhumane treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: This initiative builds on the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), established by the Gambian government in 2018. In its November 2021 report, the TRRC called for reparations, institutional reforms and prosecutions of those most responsible for crimes such as torture and inhumane treatment.\n\nThe Tribunal, which will integrate elements of national and international law, will be based in The Gambia, with the possibility of holding hearings in a third country in the event of security constraints. It will bring together Gambian, regional and international judges and experts.\n\nPresident Adama Barrow welcomed this major step forward, expressing his gratitude to ECOWAS and its partners for their support. The Minister of Justice reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring justice and reconciliation for victims while working to build a more equitable society.\n\nAC\/APA\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The tribunal, which will integrate elements of national and international law, will be based in The Gambia, with the possibility of holding hearings in a third country in the event of security constraints. It will bring together Gambian, regional and international judges and experts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: This initiative builds on the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), established by the Gambian government in 2018. In its November 2021 report, the TRRC called for reparations, institutional reforms and prosecutions of those most responsible for crimes such as torture and inhumane treatment.\n\nThe Tribunal, which will integrate elements of national and international law, will be based in The Gambia, with the possibility of holding hearings in a third country in the event of security constraints. It will bring together Gambian, regional and international judges and experts.\n\nPresident Adama Barrow welcomed this major step forward, expressing his gratitude to ECOWAS and its partners for their support. The Minister of Justice reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring justice and reconciliation for victims while working to build a more equitable society.\n\nAC\/APA\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">President Adama Barrow welcomed this major step forward, expressing his gratitude to ECOWAS and its partners for their support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiN6o6j8KqKAxVU7rsIHXJ7LYMQ3ewLegQIDBAT\" aria-label=\"Translated text: This initiative builds on the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), established by the Gambian government in 2018. In its November 2021 report, the TRRC called for reparations, institutional reforms and prosecutions of those most responsible for crimes such as torture and inhumane treatment.\n\nThe Tribunal, which will integrate elements of national and international law, will be based in The Gambia, with the possibility of holding hearings in a third country in the event of security constraints. It will bring together Gambian, regional and international judges and experts.\n\nPresident Adama Barrow welcomed this major step forward, expressing his gratitude to ECOWAS and its partners for their support. The Minister of Justice reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring justice and reconciliation for victims while working to build a more equitable society.\n\nAC\/APA\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Gambia\u2019s justice minister Dawda Jallow reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring justice and reconciliation for victims while working to build a more equitable society.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ECOWAS marks historic turning point by approving the creation of a Special Court for The Gambia. The Conference of Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), meeting on Sunday in Abuja for its 66th ordinary session, took a historic decision by approving the creation of a Special Court for The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9720,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","source_name":"APA News","subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2362,33,34,27],"tags":[1109,41,282,3600,1666],"class_list":["post-14537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-politics","category-society","category-west-africa","tag-adama-barrow","tag-ecowas","tag-gambia","tag-gambias-truth-commission-trrc","tag-yahya-jammeh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}