Ousman Sonko was sentenced for his role in murder, torture and other repression by the west African country’s security forces ...

Human rights groups and ­politicians have demanded urgent action after the former intelligence agency operative Alagie Morr ...

Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s interior minister from 2006 to 2016 under then-President Yahya Jammeh, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, TRIAL International said on the social media platform X ...

Gambia's defeated leader Yahya Jammeh announced early Saturday he has decided to relinquish ... Watch What Else is Making News A State House official close to the situation said Jammeh would leave ...

Ousman Sonko fled to Switzerland in 2016, shortly before Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was forced out of power after ...

“Ousman Sonko’s conviction is a landmark moment for Gambian victims of brutal crimes under Yahya Jammeh’s rule,” said Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at Human ...

"The long arm of the law is catching up with Yahya Jammeh's accomplices all around the world, and hopefully will soon catch ...

Yahya Jammeh ruled The Gambia with an iron grip from 1994 to 2016 [File: Marco Longari/AFP] The violations that took place under him were aided by allies in official government positions.

committed in The Gambia. Ousman Sonko is accused of crimes against humanity for abuses under former President Yahya Jammeh. Years after the notorious leader's election defeat, his alleged victims ...

Gambian lawmakers have passed two legal instruments seeking ... and office of a special prosecutor to try human rights violations under the 22-year rule of former dictator Yahya Jammeh. The 2019 Truth ...

FILE - Gambia's defeated leader Yahya Jammeh waves to supporters as he departs from Banjul airport on Jan. 21, 2017, as he has decided to relinquish power. Switzerlands top criminal court has ...

A former enforcer for a Gambian warlord, implicated in a slew of torture allegations, is reportedly residing freely in ...