Justice & Rights
Abubacarr Marie Tambadou
International lawyer and justice reformer
Born 1972Abubacarr Marie Tambadou served as attorney general and justice minister after the 2016 transition and later became registrar of the United Nations residual criminal tribunals mechanism. He led The Gambia’s initiative to bring a Genocide Convention case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice concerning the Rohingya.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Led The Gambia's 2019 case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice.
02Became registrar of the UN residual tribunals mechanism in 2020.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01United Nations IRMCT: registrar biography
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