Supporting Transitional Justice in the Gambia

GRC has supported domestic efforts within The Gambia to pursue accountability for the international crimes and human rights violations committed under the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh. Accountability for these crimes is crucial for building respect for the rule of law and to deter future abuses. GRC pursued these objectives by developing tools and providing training to Gambian legal practitioners (particularly, prosecutors and judges) towards equipping them with practical information and know-how to help confront the injustices of the Jammeh era and to meet the challenges presented by the country’s transitional justice process.

Our Services and Activities

Strengthening domestic efforts – tailored expertise to strengthen on-the-ground efforts to document international crimes and human rights violations and investigate and prosecute those responsible for the commission of crimes.
Developing specialist training and resources – regarding international law frameworks, standards, and best practices, including on survivor-centered principles for dealing with victims and witnesses and on addressing sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), tailored to the Gambian context.

Deliverables

BIS Manual – The Gambia

BIS Manual – The Gambia: GRC’s patent Basic Investigative Standards Manual, tailored to the Gambian domestic context, to support the Gambian Ministry of Justice prosecutors in their efforts to build cases against those responsible for human rights violations. The ‘BIS Manual – The Gambia’ elucidates on the international standards relating to the investigation and prosecution of serious violations of human rights and international criminal law.

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Partners

This project was supported through a grant under the Knowledge Management Fund, an initiative of the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law established by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.