The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) joins the rest of the world to remember and highlight the need for a continuous support to those who are living with the conditions caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS).
As HIV/AIDS remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people across the world, we salute the courage of all people living with HIV/AIDS who continue to endure sigma, discrimination and violations of their fundamental human rights, and the sacrifice of all frontline health workers and organizations working to eliminate the disease.
“According to the 2014 preliminary National HIV Sentinel Surveillance, the HIV prevalence in The Gambia is estimated at 1.4% (88 out of 6120) among antenatal women 15-49 years. This, according to WHO, is a generalized HIV epidemic. There are however disparities in prevalence rates among the regions and pockets of high HIV prevalence concentrated among key populations. A WHO Report states that important targets for 2020 were not met, and that "division, disparity and disregard" for human rights are some of the major failures that allowed HIV to become and remain a global health crisis. The situation has been exacerbated by the impact of the COVID-19, which makes the lives of many people living with HIV more challenging.
Under this year’s theme: "End inequalities. End AIDS", we call on the Gambia Government to strengthen its efforts to curb the menace of this epidemic, invest adequately in HIV prevention programmes, treatment and care services, prioritize the fundamental needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, and put in place robust recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes that guarantee the dignity of every person living with HIV/AIDS.
Press release
The National People’s Party (NPP) learned with dismay, the allegations of assault on two journalists who were covering the swearing-in ceremony of elected local officials at the Banjul City Council (BCC) on Wednesday, 31st May, 2023. While the victims have alleged to have been attacked by supporters of the NPP, the Party could not verify this claim as we went to press.
Abuja, June 29, 2022 – Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)—including ensuring journalists are not prosecuted for sedition—work to swiftly hold former President Yahya Jammeh and members of his “Junglers” death squad to account for their crimes against journalists, and end the culture of impunity in the country, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.
Hon. Baboucar Ousmaila Joof, the Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE), on Tuesday, January 3rd presided over opening of the 3rd retreat of the MoTIE at Tendaba Camp in Kiang West, Lower River Region.
The trial of a former member of ex-President Jammeh’s hit squad continues in Celle, Germany.
