Truth Commissions

In search of the causes of violence, listening to the victims

Truth commissions in the field of transitional justice are pillars in the quest for truth in societies that have decided to confront dark periods of their history, whether after a conflict, a dictatorship, or specific crimes committed, for example, against an indigenous population. Justice Info covers truth commissions when they play a significant role in addressing the most serious crimes of the past.

Hippocratic betrayal in Gambia

Dr Tamsir Mbowe, a former Health Minister, was a highly expected witness before Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. In 2007 he was the director of former president Yahya Jammeh’s HIV/AIDS treatment programme, considered as a deadly hoax by all other witnesses. Dr Mbowe maintained the treatment was effective and took no responsibility. Has he […]
By Mustapha K. Darboe
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