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Momodou
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 Posted - 14 Nov 2007 : 18:20:25
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Efforts To End Impunity In The Gambia
Human rights and other civil society organisations within and outside West Africa, dissatisfied with the human rights situation in the Gambia, have committed themselves to bring pressure to bear on the government for it to respect the human rights of all persons within the borders of the Gambia.
They have agreed to undertake civil and criminal litigation against the Gambian authorities including President Jammeh. In this regard, options to be considered include local Gambian courts; regional/sub regional judicial institutions such as the ECOWAS Community Court, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Court of Human Rights and International institutions such as the International Criminal Court.
They have also agreed to target countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Togo whose nationals, they allege, have been murdered in the Gambia. Institutions such as ECOWAS, the AU, the Commonwealth, the EU and the UN have also been targeted.
The network hopes to raise the awareness of their targets about the human rights situation in the Gambia and to solicit their support in applying pressure on the Gambian authorities to respect the human rights of all persons in the Gambia.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 134/2007, 14 - 15 November, 2007
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