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Swiss court jails Gambian ex-minister for crimes against humanity
The Federal Criminal Court found Ousman Sonko guilty on several counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment. Sonko, who was dismissed as Gambia's interior minister in 2016, was acquitted of rape.
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Liberia: How Will The Office For War Crimes Court Work? Who Will Lead It?
MONROVIA, Liberia— Liberia took a major step to end war time impunity this month when President Joseph Boakai issued an executive order to establish an office for a war crimes court to try those “bearing the greatest responsibility” for atrocities in civil wars that ended in 2003 and left 250,000 people dead. By Anthony Stephens []
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Ousman Sonko: Gambia ex-minister jailed by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko is convicted of crimes against humanity, including killing and torture, committed in The Gambia.