BANJUL / GENEVA (19 June 2017) – The Gambia
is witnessing encouraging signs in moves to shed light on past human rights
violations, including enforced disappearances, but must involve families
fully in the process, a delegation of the United Nations Working Group
on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances said today.
“We welcome the commitments made by the Government of The Gambia to embark on comprehensive reforms, including measures to ensure truth, justice and reparation for victims, as well as prevent any recurrence of disappearances in the future,” said the Group’s Chair Houria Es-Slami and fellow delegation member Henrikas Mickevicius at the end of an official visit* to the country.
“We welcome the commitments made by the Government of The Gambia to embark on comprehensive reforms, including measures to ensure truth, justice and reparation for victims, as well as prevent any recurrence of disappearances in the future,” said the Group’s Chair Houria Es-Slami and fellow delegation member Henrikas Mickevicius at the end of an official visit* to the country.
