Gambia: NHRC Chairman Calls for Urgent Security Service Reforms –

By: Binta Jaiteh

Emmanuel Joof, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman, has called for immediate reforms within the country’s security services.

He this statement at the opening of a four-day training session on Tuesday, February 2025, designed for security officers, focusing on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the handling of gender-based violence cases.

“This training responds directly to the findings and recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation,…