Ousman Sonko, former Gambian Interior Minister under Yahya Jammeh, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Swiss Federal Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

This landmark decision brings justice to the victims and reinforces accountability. #Accountability

Ex-Gambian Minister Ousman Sonko Sentenced to 20 Years for Crimes Against Humanity in Switzerland

🚨 #Gambian ex-Interior Minister Ousman Sonko convicted of #CrimesAgainstHumanity in #Switzerland ! Historic case is Europe's highest-level under #UniversalJurisdiction , sends resounding message against impunity.
Minister-level perpetrators are now within reach of justice!!!

🚨BREAKING : Ousman Sonko, ex-ministre de l'Intérieur de #Gambie sous Yahya Jammeh, a été condamné pour #CrimesContreLHumanité par le Tribunal Pénal Fédéral à 20 ans de prison.

🚨BREAKING: Ousman Sonko, former #Gambian Interior Minister under Yahya Jammeh, has been sentenced by the #Swiss Federal Criminal Court to 20 years in prison for #crimesagainsthumanity .

Verdict in the Ousman Sonko to be delivered in exactly 24 hours.
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If you are in Geneva, join us on June 5, for a discussion on #Corporate #Responsibility for #WarCrimes with Philip Grant TRIAL International and Dr. Doro Baumann-Pauly.

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📢 Today in a week's time, the Swiss Federal Criminal court will announce the verdict of Ousman Sonko, former Minister of Interior of #TheGambia , for crimes against humanity. Watch this space and our website for more updates on 15 May 2024 from 11:00!
👉 trialinternational.org/case/ousman-so…

📢TRIAL International joins victims and survivors of Syria’s chemical attacks, and more than 50 NGOs, to call on the French judiciary to continue the investigation of Bashar al-Assad’s role in chemical attacks. It’s time to end impunity for these heinous crimes.👇 crd.org/2024/05/07/sta…

⚖️🚨 Wow!
Is the #CorporateAccountability case of the decade turning into the case of the century?
For those following the #Lundin trial in #Sweden , there might now be an offshoot in #Austria , as PAX for peace and CEHRI have filed a criminal complaint...
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📄 Read 'The ‘man who repairs women’ on rape as a weapon and how the world forgot the #DRC ' on the need for global action to address the crisis. We've not forgotten the DRC and work tirelessly to bring justice to survivors of these atrocities👇theguardian.com/global-develop…

3,688 cases of CRSV committed in 2023.

95% of the cases are against women and girls.

4% of the cases are against men and boys.
 
The reported cases are only the tip of the iceberg as #CRSV continues to be a vastly under-reported crime.
 
Read more: rb.gy/t84ag5

🗞️British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Julian Reilly and TRIAL International International hosted the 'Thinking of You' artist Alketa Xhafa Mripa in Sarajevo. Thanks for drawing a red line to end #CRSV . Full read: ➡️gov.uk/government/new…

#RedLineInitiative #ThinkingOfYou .

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#Gambia Parliament voted to 1️⃣ set up Special Accountability Mechanism and 2⃣ create Special Prosecutor's Office.
President Barrow to sign bills soon.
Now the hard part: bring ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh & his accomplices to justice⚖️!
#Jammeh2Justice
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