{"id":91133,"date":"2025-12-01T17:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/doudou-jah-urges-social-media-use-for-victims-compensation"},"modified":"2025-12-01T18:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:45:26","slug":"doudou-jah-urges-social-media-use-for-victims-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/doudou-jah-urges-social-media-use-for-victims-compensation","title":{"rendered":"Doudou Jah Urges Social Media use for Victims&#8217; Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Doudou Jah, a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) and a frequent political commentator, has urged The Gambia\u2019s Victims\u2019 Center to intensify its public engagement efforts\u2014particularly on social media\u2014to pressure the government over delays in compensating victims of past human rights abuses.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on The Brunch, a weekly public affairs program on Kerr Fatou, Mr. Jah argued that public awareness campaigns remain among the most effective tools for holding government institutions accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a serious note, you are not getting what you want,\u201d he said, addressing the Victims\u2019 Center. \u201cCome to social media to enlighten people. This is how far we can go; this is at best what we can do; the rest is with the government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jah maintained that public scrutiny often compels officials to act, especially when unresolved issues threaten to undermine their credibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you start these pointers that these issues, if we don\u2019t do something, the blame comes back at us. If the president or whoever is in charge hears about that, it will push them to do something,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also questioned the visibility and effectiveness of those responsible for administering the compensation process, suggesting that their silence has contributed to public frustration. \u201cYou have been appointed; you have been given responsibilities. Are you fulfilling them?\u201d he asked. \u201cWe are not hearing much about them. What is happening?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jah emphasized that greater transparency\u2014particularly through social media\u2014would give victims and civil society groups a platform to demand timely action. Public disclosures, he added, help ensure that institutions cannot avoid accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow information is out there; either eat it or throw it away, but there it is. These are the issues I am talking about in this country; these are instances where victims themselves will step up, and they will give you facts. If they have received anything, they will tell you how much; if nothing at all, then they will attest to it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Doudou Jah, a member of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) and a frequent political commentator, has urged The Gambia\u2019s Victims\u2019 Center to intensify its public engagement efforts\u2014particularly on social media\u2014to pressure the government over delays in compensating victims of past human rights abuses. 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