Her story hit the headlines and has highlighted the apparent prevalence of sexual violence during Jammeh’s 23 years in power. Former Gambian beauty queen Fatou Toufah Jallow spoke out recently, accusing president Jammeh himself of raping her. It is no accident that as momentum builds towards a possible prosecution of Gambia’s ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh, a special focus is being applied to gathering evidence of sexual crimes. How are they doing it? Drawing from her book, The Trial of Hissene Habré: How the People of Chad brought a tyrant to justice, Celeste Hicks highlights what countries like the Gambia can learn from the trial of Hissene Habré. But, some people are bringing such tyrants to justice.
Tyrants can commit human rights abuses and sexual violence with impunity.
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