Important Documents

04.04.2008 - Source:UK Home Office

"Country of Origin Information Key Documents; Gambia"

Background information and index to key source documents on Gambia [ID 94918]

11.03.2008 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 [ID 93227]

14.09.2007 - Source:US Department of State

"International Religious Freedom Report 2007"

International Religious Freedom Report 2007 [ID 81900]

29.08.2007 - Source:UK Home Office

"Operational Guidance Note; The Gambia"

Guidelines and information on general, political and human rights situation (female genital mutilation, involvement with opposition political organisations and NGOs, journalists, prison conditions) [ID 80749]

06.2007 - Source:Freedom House

"Freedom in the World 2007"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2006 [ID 77742]

06.2007 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

"World Refugee Survey 2007"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2006 [ID 78356]

23.05.2007 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 (covering 2006) [ID 74955]

28.03.2007 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Amnesty International calls for the reopening of The Independent and the release of Chief Manneh [AFR 27/001/2007]"

At least 15 journalists or staff of media institutions detained without charge last year; The Independent was closed down by security agents; reporter of Daily Observer, Chief Ebrima Manneh, was arrested on 11 July 2006 and has not been charged since; his case may be one of enforced disappearance and he is considered prisoner of conscience [ID 71399]

06.03.2007 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006 [ID 69433]

15.09.2006 - Source:US Department of State

"International Religious Freedom Report 2006"

International Religious Freedom Report 2006 [ID 57496]

09.2006 - Source:Freedom House

"Freedom in the World 2006"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2005 [ID 57211]

08.03.2006 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 [#46021],  [ID 46152]

03.2006 - Source:UK Home Office

"Country of Origin Information Report; The Gambia"

Country report of March 2006 [ID 51391]

08.11.2005 - Source:US Department of State

"International Religious Freedom Report 2005"

International Religious Freedom Report 2005 [#38920],  [ID 15971]

08.2005 - Source:US Department of State

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004 [#29444],  [ID 22221]

08.2005 - Source:Freedom House

"Freedom in the World 2005"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2004 [#41310],  [ID 36624]

17.12.2004 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network

"Editor who criticised new press law shot dead"

Banjul: private newspaper editor who criticised new press law killed and 2 secretaries injured as they drove away from their offices; earlier this week, parliament voted to toughen up legislation against private media operators [#27690],  [ID 7028]

17.12.2004 - Source:Committee to Protect Journalists 

"The Gambia: Veteran journalist shot dead"

Banjul: veteran Gambian journalist and outspoken press freedom advocate, killed by unidentified assailants [#27754],  [ID 7488]

17.12.2004 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières

"AFP and Reporters Without Borders correspondent gunned down in Banjul"

Banjul: managing editor and co-owner of the independent weekly The Point, killed [#27825],  [ID 8112]

17.11.2004 - Source:Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers 

"Child Soldiers Global Report 2004"

Report on recruitment and use of child soldiers (covers the period from April 2001 to March 2004) [#27216],  [ID 3231]

22.09.2004 - Source:Freedom House

"Freedom in the World 2004"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2003 [#25765],  [ID 35532]

26.05.2004 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2004"

Annual Report 2004 (covering 2003) [#22659],  [ID 10225]

24.05.2004 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

"World Refugee Survey 2004"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2003 [#22772],  [ID 11183]