A/HRC/45/45/Add.3 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence on his visit to the Gambia Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. General background ...................................................................................................................... 3 A. Historical context .................................................................................................................. 3 B. Legal framework ................................................................................................................... 4 C. General impressions .............................................................................................................. 5 Transitional justice initiatives ....................................................................................................... 6 A. Truth-seeking initiatives ....................................................................................................... 6 B. Search for and identification of disappeared persons ........................................................... 8 C. Accountability for past violations and abuses ....................................................................... 9 D. Reconciliation ....................................................................................................................... 11 E. Access to and preservation of documentation and evidence ................................................. 12 F. Reparations to victims .......................................................................................................... 13 G. Memorialization in the Gambia ............................................................................................ 14 H. Guarantees of non-recurrence ............................................................................................... 15 IV. Engagement and consultation with victims ................................................................................... 18 V. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................... 18 VI. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 19 III. 2