While presenting the activity report from January to December 2022 at the Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi, Jones revealed that the ATJLF is one of the current institutions that supported the Victims’ Centre in addressing some of its mandates.
Mr Jome noted that through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and ATJLF projects, a total of 48 communities (30 participants each totalling 1440) across all seven regions were sensitised on the post TRRC reparations and reconciliation processes to ensue sustainable peace and unity in The Gambia.
He stated that with the support of SoC through the Outreach project, the Victims’ Centre translated and recorded the TRRC final report and recommendations into four languages such as Wolof, Pular, Mandinka and Jola, aimed to popularise the report.
He said the recorded versions were as well aired on 26 FM radio stations across the country that benefited both victims and non-victims alike.
Jome advanced that with the support of the same project, the Victims’ Centre conducted 50 live phone-in radio programmes at 25 radio stations focusing on all the 17 thematic areas of the TRRC final report including reparation.
He added that the majority of the panelists were victims of various categories of violations, where listeners were given the opportunity to make calls during the programmes to seek clarifications and ask questions.
Jome recalled that on 14 March 2022, a press statement was released condemning police brutality meted on UDP supporters during NAM nominations in Brikama, West Coast Region on March 10, 2022.
