One on One: Exclusive interview with Aboubacarr Tambadou, Gambian Minister of Justice

TRT World
18 December 2019

Gambian Minister of Justice and Attorney General Aboubacarr Tambadou joins us with an exclusive interview.



Link :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcNcfm4WLeA&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2Lse4-m6eCkT8kKTFMDiL3F8G3Q4RP5YrsIkgWAvSgwVnA3F4deAHuilw

With memories of Rwanda: The Gambian minister taking on Suu Kyi

REUTERS
Aaron Ross

December 5, 2019 

BANJUL (Reuters) - The genocide case brought against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) - the first of its kind initiated since the 1990s - may not have happened at all but for a scheduling conflict.

In May last year, Gambia’s foreign minister pulled out at the last minute from the annual conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Bangladesh, sending Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou instead.

International justice: The Gambia turns the tables

DAILY MEVERICK
Peter Fabricius
13 November 2019

The Gambia is exploiting a little-known and rarely-invoked provision of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to go after the government of Myanmar.

It’s usually foreign countries that take African governments to court for committing atrocities. But the little West African nation of The Gambia turned the tables this week by charging Myanmar in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for alleged genocide against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. 

The Gambia’s Position On The Plight Of The Rohingya People: A Case Of Subtle Diplomacy Or Misplaced Priority?

JOLLOFNEWS
WRITTEN BY Jollof Media Network 

In this file photo taken on October 16, 2017, Rohingya refugees carry a woman over a canal after crossing the Naf River as they flee violence in Myanmar to reach Bangladesh in Palongkhali near Ukhia AFP

 

Diplomacy is a tenuous balancing act, subtlety, tactful, and at times materialistic; it is often a statecraft designed and applied to further the interests of states. Inevitably, diplomacy involves trumping on other states’ interests, which makes it a tricky affair to navigate in some cases.

Rohingya issue to be taken to ICJ, Gambian minister tells PM

The Daily Star
May 17, 2019

 

Gambia is 'determined' to place the issue of Rohingya genocide to the International Court of Justice, its Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara says.

Visiting Gambian Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara today said they are committed to taking the Rohingya issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The Gambian Foreign Minister said this when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gono Bhaban in Dhaka.

PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.