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The GVHRV is an independent body, working closely with the commission. Ciesay said that workers who were trained by Amnesty International in obtaining and documenting sensitive eyewitness accounts have gone across the country in an effort to log all the human rights complaints.
Ciesay said that the GVHRV is also working with representatives in each of the five regions of the country to ensure that no testimony is overlooked.
“Information is gathered and entered into a database, which is divided into classifications,” said Ciesay, explaining categories such as abuse, region, and gender of the victim.
“We do not vet any information that comes through, but we do guide complainants with regard to their possible claims,” she said, noting that those who have a complaint about loss of land under the Jammeh regime are informed that this complaint will not be a part of theTRRC process.
....Given that Jammeh ruled over more than two decades, some Gambians could find themselves pegged as both a perpetrator, if they carried out crimes in the name of the regime, and victim, if they were tortured or abused if they fell out with Jammeh, say officials.
“We do have those kinds of people- people who were perpetrators or part of the alleged perpetrators before, and then fell out with the regime, and then became victims,” said Jallow, adding that this would not mean that their case would only be discussed from one angle.
“We’ll treat you as a victim, if that’s how you came to us, and then we’ll also consider you as a perpetrator,” he says. “We are not discounting those scenarios.”
A deeper look at Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission
So, basically.....the TRRC is some bullshit..
Ciesay said that the GVHRV is also working with representatives in each of the five regions of the country to ensure that no testimony is overlooked.
“Information is gathered and entered into a database, which is divided into classifications,” said Ciesay, explaining categories such as abuse, region, and gender of the victim.
“We do not vet any information that comes through, but we do guide complainants with regard to their possible claims,” she said, noting that those who have a complaint about loss of land under the Jammeh regime are informed that this complaint will not be a part of theTRRC process.
....Given that Jammeh ruled over more than two decades, some Gambians could find themselves pegged as both a perpetrator, if they carried out crimes in the name of the regime, and victim, if they were tortured or abused if they fell out with Jammeh, say officials.
“We do have those kinds of people- people who were perpetrators or part of the alleged perpetrators before, and then fell out with the regime, and then became victims,” said Jallow, adding that this would not mean that their case would only be discussed from one angle.
“We’ll treat you as a victim, if that’s how you came to us, and then we’ll also consider you as a perpetrator,” he says. “We are not discounting those scenarios.”
A deeper look at Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission
So, basically.....the TRRC is some bullshit..
