‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
Repealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’ A team of UN experts has...
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Move to overturn FGM ban in the Gambia postponed
Committee will examine for at least three months a bill proposing repeal of ban on female genital mutilation A decision on whether to overturn a...
The Gambia team make emergency landing on way to Africa Cup of Nations
Loss of cabin pressure and oxygen to blame, says Gambian FA Saidy Janko: ‘The consequences could have been a lot worse’ The Gambia’s coach, Tom...
Gambian ex-minister on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko is accused of supporting repressive policies and was arrested in Bern in 2017 after applying for asylum Europe live – latest updates A...
FGM ban in the Gambia under threat as calls grow to repeal law
Women’s rights campaigners denounce ‘hugely regressive’ proposals from political and religious leaders to decriminalise practice Political and religious leaders in the Gambia are threatening to...
Police release e-fit of man found dead in wheel bay of Gatwick-bound plane
Detectives hope to identify man, whose body was found on a Tui flight from the Gambia on 7 December Police have released a digitised image...
Avian flu outbreak in the Gambia threatens birds on East Atlantic Flyway
Hundreds of dead birds found in past three weeks as conservationists call for international funding to help stop the disease spreading on migration routes An...
WHO urges action after cough syrups linked to more than 300 child deaths
Deaths in the Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan due to kidney injury associated with contaminated medicines, the WHO said The World Health Organization has called for...
Indonesia bans sale of syrup medicines after at least 99 child deaths
Country investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicines Indonesia has banned the sale of all syrup medicines...
Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in The Gambia
WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’ The World Health Organization (WHO) has...
