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Hate Speech: A Threat to Peaceful Coexistence and Religious Tolerance

The Commission held a meeting in May 2024 with Rashad Hussain, United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Imam Mohamed Magid, Executive Religious Director of All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center in Sterling, Virginia, USA and Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi, Executive...►more

NHRC Meets National Assembly Joint Committee on Health and Gender and Gender on the Proposed Repeal of the FGM Law

Presently, there is polarising public discussions about a Private Member’s Bill, Women’s (Amendment) Act 2024, that seeks to repeal the Women’s (Amendment) Act 2015 which bans and criminalizes Female Circumcision...►more

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Concluded a Study Tour The Gambia

A delegation from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) concluded a study visit to The Gambia from 9^th to 15^th June 2024. The purpose of the visit was to get firsthand information about the Gambia’s Transitional Justice...►more
 

The Gambia to Undergo Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2025

On the 14^th of May 2024, the NHRC held a Stakeholder Engagement at the Kairaba Beach Hotel on The Gambia’s Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review. The event brought together representatives from Government...►more

The NHRC Launches State of Human Rights Report 2023 during the Institution's 5th Anniversary

The Commission launched its 2023 State of Human Rights Report, which also coincided with the institution’s fifth anniversary, in a ceremony held at Metzt Residence Hotel on 23^rd May 2024...►more

The Murad Code: A Global Code of Conduct to Enhance Respect and Support for Survivors of Sexual Violence Under Authoritarian Regimes

Sexual Violence is a deeply traumatic experience that has profound physical, emotional and psychological impacts on victims. Journalists, investigators or documenters play a crucial role in reporting those cases, raising awareness, and fostering public understanding. In the context of systematic and conflict-related sexual violence, gathering...►more

Obafemi Awolowo University Won a Cash Prize of GMD150,000 ($2,226)

Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria emerged as the winner of the 4^th Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Moot Court Competition organized by the National Human Rights Commission in collaboration with the University of The Gambia Faculty of Law...►more

Advancing the Rights of Persons With Disabilities in The Gambia

Persons with Disabilities in The Gambia continue to face serious challenges in the enjoyment of their human rights, including stigmatization in the society and discrimination in accessing services such as health, education and employment... ►more

Stakeholders' Coference on the Effects of Corruption on the Enjoyment of Human Rights

Over fifty participants, including representatives from Civil Society Organisations, the media, Government institutions and National Assembly, gathered at Ocean Bay Hotel for a one-day conference on Corruption and the Enjoyment of Human Rights...►more

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