GAMBIA-SOGI-TBs-CRC

Concluding Observations on Report 4-7 (2025) (Link)

Non-discrimination

17. The Committee notes with concern persisting discrimination against girls, children with disabilities, children of unmarried parents, children living in poverty, working children, children with albinism, children in street situations, children living in rural areas, refugee children, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children and other children in vulnerable situations. Recalling its previous recommendations, the Committee urges the State party:

(a) To ensure that no discriminative provisions against girls and women are applied;

(b) To ensure that children of unmarried parents can benefit from a donation from their Muslim fathers, including by reviewing the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1990;

(c) To ensure access to essential services, including education and healthcare, for all children in situations of vulnerability, including children with disabilities;

(d) To address, as a matter of priority, the situation of children in the most marginalized or disadvantaged situations and, in coordination with civil society organizations and traditional and religious leaders, formulate and implement a comprehensive anti-discrimination strategy with clear targets and a monitoring and evaluation mechanism to modify and eliminate negative attitudes and practices and change deep-rooted stereotypes against children in vulnerable situations.

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Concluding Observations on Report 2-3 (2015) (Link)

Non-discrimination

29. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Women’s Act 2010 and the development of the National Gender and Women Empowerment Policy 2010–2020. However, it remains concerned about:

…(e) The provisions of the 2014 Criminal Code according to which the new crime of “aggravated homosexuality” carries punishments of up to life in prison, which encourages the persecution and stigmatization of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, including children, and children from LGBTI families.

30. The Committee urges the State party to:

…(e) Ensure that children who belong to LGBTI groups and children from LGBTI families are not subjected to any form of discrimination, and repeal the legal provisions criminalizing homosexuality

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Concluding Observations on Report 1 (2001) (Link)

[no mention]

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