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31 May 2022
GAMBIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Geospatial Information Section.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Sénégal - Gambie - Cap-Vert. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
6 November 2012
Title:
The Gambia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 May 2022
Accessed Date:
17 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Gambie : conflit foncier entre le village de Babylon et des villages voisins
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 May 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia: Main roads and border crossing
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
18 January 2017
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. The Gambia: Country Focus.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
1 May 2018
Title:
WFP The Gambia Country Brief
Source:
United Nations. World Food Programme.
Date of Document:
10 February 2022
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Présentation de la Gambie
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
31 December 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
10 June 2019
Author:
Tomas F. Husted; Alexis Arieff
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Gambie : Tensions entre descendants de nobles et descendants d'esclaves dans la région de l'Upper River
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
28 February 2020
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
DFAT Thematic Report - Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
3 December 2020
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
11 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. The Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on the Gambia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/GMB/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 August 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Gambia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/GMB/1
Date of Document:
22 August 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Concluding observations on the Gambia in the absence of its second periodic report
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
30 August 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Combined Report on the African Charter on Human and People's Rights for the Period 1994 and 2018 and Initial Report Under the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa
Date of Document:
August 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Gambia: Key Human Rights Concerns Highlighted in a Meeting with President Barrow
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
2 May 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Compilation on the Gambia
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/GMB/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
23 August 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Gambia. Nearly five years after Jammeh's regime ended, oppressive laws remain untouched
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
September 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. Amnesty International Report 2021/22: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 March 2022
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Chapter III: Citizenship. Gambia (The)'s Constitution of 1996 with Amendments through 2018.
Source:
The Gambia; Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
The Gambia. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
17 May 2022
Title:
Whether the National Identity Number, NIN, is permanent or may be modified
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 October 2014
Accessed Date:
26 May 2015
Title:
The Gambia: Issuance of Identity documents
Source:
Danish National ID Centre
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
The Gambia: ID cards, passports and birth registration
Source:
Danish National ID Centre
Date of Document:
1 July 2020
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambian passports; requirements and procedures to obtain or renew a passport, including whether a new photograph is required with each renewal and whether the appearance of the personal data page and the information on it has changed since ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 February 2020
Accessed Date:
19 May 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of The Gambia. Election for Gambian National Assembly of 9 April 2022.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
10 May 2022
Title:
Republic of the Gambia. Election for President of 4 December 2021.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Information on the treatment of members or supporters of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) Party by authorities (January 2017-July 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 July 2017
Accessed Date:
18 May 2018
Title:
Gambia (The). National Assembly.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
17 August 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Gambia: Election in The Gambia. Insight.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
8 December 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Gambia. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM); treatment of people and NGOs who oppose the practice; state protection provided to victims and to people who oppose the practice (2016-May 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 May 2018
Accessed Date:
31 May 2018
Title:
The Gambia: The Law and FGM
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Gambie : Les mariages forcés en Gambie
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
23 January 2017
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 January 2021
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Sixth periodic report submitted by the Gambia under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2019
Date of Document:
6 October 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
15 December 2021
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Focus Gambie. Situation des personnes LGB en Gambie
Source:
Swiss Confederation. State Secretariat for Migration.
Date of Document:
21 May 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Joint Submission 6: Universal Periodic Review of The Gambia 34th Session November 2019
Source:
Women in Liberation and Leadership et al.
Date of Document:
15 November 2019
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, 2014
Date of Document:
9 October 2014
Accessed Date:
20 May 2015
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. The Gambia: Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
The Gambia: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Gambia.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
30 September 2021
Accessed Date:
26 May 2022
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 September 2021
Accessed Date:
10 May 2022
Title:
The Gambia: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Transparency International. U4 Anti-corruption Resources Centre.
Date of Document:
21 June 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Gambia: Punishments for military officers breaching the military code
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
30 July 2018
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
The Gambia: Truth Commission Calls for Prosecuting Ex-Officials
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 November 2021
Accessed Date:
10 May 2022
Title:
Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to the Gambia
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
27 August 2018
Accessed Date:
16 May 2019
Title:
Update: Researching Gambian Legal Information
Date of Document:
June 2021
Author:
Flora Ogbuitepu Ngo-Martins
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
9 July 2020
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Report. Volume 1 (Part A). Compendium on Findings and Recommendations.
Source:
The Gambia Truth and Reparations Commission
Date of Document:
24 December 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Report. Volume 1 (Part B). Recommendations for Prosecution.
Source:
The Gambia Truth and Reparations Commission
Date of Document:
24 December 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Report submitted by the Gambia under article 29 (1) of the Convention, due in 2021
Date of Document:
20 May 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Security sector reform in The Gambia: What is at stake?
Source:
ISS-Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
November 2020
Author:
Chido Mutangadura
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Security force assistance to The Gambia following the 2017 political transition: A recipe for further fragmentation?
Source:
Edinburgh Research Explorer
Date of Document:
2 November 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Freedom of expression in The Gambia: a quiet transition from the doldrums of notoriety to the doorsteps of celebrity
Source:
Media Foundation for West Africa
Date of Document:
29 November 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. Freedom on the Net 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
The Gambia: draft regulatory guidelines on media ownership
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
3 May 2018
Title:
Gambia. International Religious Freedom Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambia. The Freedom of Thought Report.
Source:
Humanists International
Date of Document:
15 November 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Information on the so-called Jongo (or Jungo, Jong) people, in particular: on whether it is a caste, on its origin, on the ethnic group and social condition of people defined as Jongo
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
19 February 2019
Accessed Date:
23 May 2019
Title:
Gambia. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
The Gambia. Mobility Assessment on Internal Migration.
Source:
International Organization for Migration
Date of Document:
3 February 2020
Author:
Kumbale Goode et al.
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Mapping and Socio-Economic Profiling of Communities of Return in the Gambia
Date of Document:
May 2018
Accessed Date:
26 May 2021
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
The Gambia Labour Force Survey (GLFS 2018)
Source:
The Gambia. Bureau of Statistics.
Date of Document:
January 2019
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 May 2021:
Title:
The Gambia. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
11 May 2021
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gambia-the/
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambia: Roads and border access
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
4 January 2017
URL:
https://www.refworld.org/docid/5874ef584.html
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Gambia
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report-GMB.html
Accessed Date:
20 May 2020
Title:
WFP The Gambia Country Brief
Source:
United Nations. World Food Programme.
Date of Document:
September 2020
URL:
https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000121042/download/?_ga=2.259615746.926065783.1606212133-1055501472.1562658913
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Présentation de la Gambie
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
22 February 2021
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/gambie/presentation-de-la-gambie/
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambia. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/gambia
Accessed Date:
12 April 2021
Title:
Gambia, The Freedom in the World 2021.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/gambia/freedom-world/2021
Accessed Date:
26 May 2021
Title:
The Gambia. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Gambia.html
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
The Gambia: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-trafficking-in-persons-report/gambia/
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambia. Freedom on the Net 2020
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/gambia/freedom-net/2020
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
Gambia. The Freedom of Thought Report.
Source:
Humanists International
Date of Document:
13 July 2017
URL:
https://fot.humanists.international/countries/africa-western-africa/gambia/?print=pdf
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Gambia: opposition to the government. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/600396/Gambia_-_Oppn_to_the_Govt_-_CPIN_-_v1_0__December_2015_Re-issued_March_2017_.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 May 2017
Title:
Republic of The Gambia. Election for Gambian National Assembly of 6 April 2017.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2575/
Accessed Date:
19 May 2017
Title:
Republic of the Gambia. Election for President of 1 December 2016.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2574/
Accessed Date:
19 May 2017
Title:
Final report: The Gambia. National Assembly Elections 6 April 2017.
Source:
European Union. Election Observation Mission.
Date of Document:
September 2017
URL:
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/final_report_eu_eom_the_gambia_2017_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 May 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Gambia: Political opinion. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601994/Gambia_-_Pol_Opn_-_CPIN_-_v2_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
1 May 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Gambia: Female genital mutilation (FGM). Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2016
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/578095/CPIN_-_Gambia_-_FGM_-_v1.0__December_2016_.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 May 2017
Title:
Gambia. State Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2019.pdf#Gambia
Accessed Date:
23 May 2019
Title:
Gambie : Situation des LGBTI (lesbiennes, gays, bisexuels, transgenre, intersexe)
Source:
Organisation suisse d'aide aux réfugiés
Date of Document:
28 July 2015
URL:
https://www.refugeecouncil.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/Herkunftslaenderberichte/Afrika/Gambia/150728-gmb-lgbti-f.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 December 2015
Title:
Gambia. Status of LGBTI People in Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana and Uganda.
Source:
Finland. Finnish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
3 December 2015
URL:
https://migri.fi/documents/5202425/5914056/64429_Status_of_LGBTI_people_in_Cameroon_Gambia_Ghana_and_Uganda_3.12.2015.pdf/678747c6-1b6f-477a-be13-984a62908e47
Accessed Date:
25 May 2016
Title:
Gambia. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_Trans_Legal_Mapping_Report_2019_EN.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 May 2021
Title:
The Gambia. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
16 March 2020
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Country/Gambia/Content/Detail/Report/b9be3e00-d5df-4c83-89d0-1836dca412d4
Accessed Date:
20 May 2020
Title:
Gambia: Commission Uncovers Ex-Dictator's Alleged Crimes
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
4 December 2019
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/12/04/gambia-commission-uncovers-ex-dictators-alleged-crimes
Accessed Date:
6 May 2020
Title:
Freedom of Expression and Media Pluralism in The Gambia. Analysis in the Context of Democratisation and Transitional Justice.
Date of Document:
February 2018
URL:
https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/eud_report_freedom_of_expression_media_pluralism_the_gambia_media4democracy.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 May 2018
Title:
Gambie : conflit foncier entre le village de Babylon et des villages voisins
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
10 May 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2105_gmb_conflit_foncier_babylon_152372_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. Nearly five years after Jammeh's regime ended, oppressive laws remain untouched
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
September 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/afr27/4761/2021/en/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Republic of The Gambia. Election for Gambian National Assembly of 9 April 2022.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3807/
Accessed Date:
10 May 2022
Title:
Republic of the Gambia. Election for President of 4 December 2021.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3640/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia: Election in The Gambia. Insight.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
8 December 2021
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11820
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Sixth periodic report submitted by the Gambia under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2019
Date of Document:
6 October 2021
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/GMB/6
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
15 December 2021
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/Our_Identities_Under_Arrest_2021.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Focus Gambie. Situation des personnes LGB en Gambie
Source:
Swiss Confederation. State Secretariat for Migration.
Date of Document:
21 May 2021
URL:
https://www.sem.admin.ch/dam/sem/fr/data/internationales/herkunftslaender/afrika/gmb/GMB-situation-lgb-personen-f.pdf.download.pdf/GMB-situation-lgb-personen-f.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Joint Submission 6: Universal Periodic Review of The Gambia 34th Session November 2019
Source:
Women in Liberation and Leadership et al.
Date of Document:
15 November 2019
URL:
https://uprdoc.ohchr.org/uprweb/downloadfile.aspx?filename=7016&file=EnglishTranslation
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Gambia.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
30 September 2021
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/d75700a5-9427-4bdd-b666-1cb08a1d055c
Accessed Date:
26 May 2022
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
27 September 2021
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/2109_gmb_junglers_154201_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 May 2022
Title:
The Gambia: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption
Source:
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Transparency International. U4 Anti-corruption Resources Centre.
Date of Document:
21 June 2021
URL:
https://www.u4.no/publications/the-gambia-overview-of-corruption-and-anti-corruption.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Gambia: Punishments for military officers breaching the military code
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
30 July 2018
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/GMB_Q103.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
The Gambia: Truth Commission Calls for Prosecuting Ex-Officials
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 November 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/11/25/gambia-truth-commission-calls-prosecuting-ex-officials
Accessed Date:
10 May 2022
Title:
Report. Volume 1 (Part A). Compendium on Findings and Recommendations.
Source:
The Gambia Truth and Reparations Commission
Date of Document:
24 December 2021
URL:
https://www.justiceinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/Volume-1-Compendium-Part-A.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Report. Volume 1 (Part B). Recommendations for Prosecution.
Source:
The Gambia Truth and Reparations Commission
Date of Document:
24 December 2021
URL:
https://www.justiceinfo.net/wp-content/uploads/Volume-1-Compendium-Part-B.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Report submitted by the Gambia under article 29 (1) of the Convention, due in 2021
Date of Document:
20 May 2021
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CED/C/GMB/1
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Security force assistance to The Gambia following the 2017 political transition: A recipe for further fragmentation?
Source:
Edinburgh Research Explorer
Date of Document:
2 November 2021
URL:
https://www.pure.ed.ac.uk/ws/files/240316811/DwyerJIS2021SecurityForceAssistanceToTheGambia.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gambia. The Law on Police Use of Force Worldwide.
Source:
University of Pretoria. Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa.
URL:
https://www.policinglaw.info/country/the-gambia
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Freedom of expression in The Gambia: a quiet transition from the doldrums of notoriety to the doorsteps of celebrity
Source:
Media Foundation for West Africa
Date of Document:
29 November 2021
URL:
https://www.mfwa.org/freedom-of-expression-in-the-gambia-a-quiet-transition-from-the-doldrums-of-notoriety-to-the-doorsteps-of-celebrity/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
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