127.1
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify international legal instruments on human rights that Gambia is not yet party to
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- International instruments
127.2
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to review and accede to international human rights treaties and conventions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
127.3
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue the practice of becoming party to international instruments in the field of the promotion and protection of human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
127.4
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
127.8
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as previously recommended
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- UPR process
- Women's rights
127.10
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to seek necessary international support to enhance its capacity for the promotion and protection of human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Technical assistance and cooperation
127.13
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts to submit outstanding reports to the treaty bodies
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
127.16
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt, with the support of the international community, a comprehensive package of measures to implement constitutional and democratic reforms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
127.18
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Prioritize completion of the constitutional review process, taking into account the need for inclusive consultations
- Recommending State
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
127.19
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to incorporate international human rights conventions that have been ratified by Gambia into domestic legislation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- International instruments
127.24
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue ongoing legislative reforms to adopt a new criminal code and code of criminal procedure, in line with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
127.25
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue legislative reform efforts to review laws, in order to ensure their compatibility with the international obligations
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
127.26
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further measures for the completion of the legislative reform process in line with international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
127.38
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps to eradicate all draconian laws aimed at stifling freedom of expression and other media laws
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
127.39
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Speed up the repealing of all discriminatory provisions in the Criminal Code
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
127.42
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt a law to combat discrimination that takes into account the relevant provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and ensures that victims of discrimination have access to appropriate remedies
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- CP rights - general
- Discrimination
- International instruments
127.64
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the mandate of the National Human Rights Commission
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
127.65
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Adopt necessary measures to ensure the independence and efficiency of the National Human Rights Commission, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
127.70
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue the adoption and implementation of national action plans for continuous progress of the human rights standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National action plan
127.71
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate the adoption of the child protection strategy, and enforce appropriate plans for its implementation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
127.75
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts to promote gender equality and empowerment of women and girls for sustained socioeconomic development
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
127.78
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Pursue comprehensive efforts to combat discrimination against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Women's rights
127.85
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue its efforts in enhancing the socioeconomic well-being of its people, and ensure their full enjoyment of human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- Right to development
127.87
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to implement the national development plan 2018–2021
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
127.88
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the implementation of the national development plan and its follow up, including through collaboration with other States
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
127.106
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Step up the efforts to combat female genital mutilation and early child marriages
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
127.110
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify efforts to eradicate harmful practices against women and child marriage through grass-roots sensitization and enforcement of relevant legislation such as the Children’s Act and the Domestic Violence Act
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
127.112
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Intensify the application of the 2015 and 2016 laws that criminalize child marriage and female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
127.113
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sensitize the public, especially traditional and religious leaders, on the negative consequences of the practices of child marriage and female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
127.117
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 34 - November 2019
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Undertake awareness-raising campaigns, in particular among traditional and religious leaders, to combat sociocultural and religious burdens, as well as harmful traditional practices such as early marriages and female genital mutilation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Human rights education and training
- Rights of the Child
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights