ANEKED concludes legal empowerment training for communities

 


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The African Network against Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances (ANEKED), has on Tuesday concluded a weeklong legal empowerment training for different communities across the country.


The weeklong training was meant to educate individuals about the upcoming trial of Michael Correa, its significance, legal procedures and potential outcomes. 


Michael Correa, 41, was an alleged member of this notorious death squad, set up by former President Yahya Jammeh whose members have confessed to committing torture and other serious human rights abuses.


Sirra Ndow, ANEKED Country Director said people's participation is important to fully trial and the accountability process. 


“For people to engage and participate meaningfully and support the process, it is, therefore, necessary to ensure they understand the basics of legal procedures and processes.” she said.


She added: “Many people have shared that they did not know that we do not have some of the laws, such as enforced disappearances in our country to be able to prosecution Jammeh and the junglers for this crime or that the prohihibition of torture law enacted last year cannot be used or prosecution crimes committed during the past regime. People also do not understand the magnitude of funding required or that we have to depend on the international community to support the process.


We are finding out that a lot of people are not aware of the universal jurisdiction cases, so our interventions are timely, and we hope it will help in ensuring more Gambians follow the trials starting in September 2024 in the USA.” she concluded.



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