Gambia Faces UN Review on Human Rights Progress.
The United Nations will examine The Gambia's human rights record next Tuesday in Geneva. The meeting will be streamed online for anyone to watch.
The Gambia stands among 14 nations up for review this January. The country has gone through three past reviews - in 2010, 2014, and 2019. Justice Minister Dawda A Jallow will speak for The Gambia at the meeting.
The UN looks at three main things during these reviews. First, what the country says about itself. Second, what rights experts have found? Third, what other groups say about the country's actions.
Every nation in the UN gets this kind of review. All 193 member countries have been checked three times since 2008. The UN wants to know what each country has done to improve since its last review.
Three nations will lead the review of The Gambia: Colombia, Kenya, and Spain. These countries help guide the talk about human rights progress.
The UN group plans to share their thoughts about The Gambia on Friday, January 24. They will meet from 3:30 to 6:00 PM Geneva time. The Gambia can then say what it thinks about these ideas.
The UN lets all its members join in these talks, not just the 47 countries on the Human Rights Council. Anyone who wants to speak at the meeting can sign up ahead of time.
These reviews help countries see where they can improve their human rights practices. They also let other nations and groups share what they think should change.
The United Nations will examine The Gambia's human rights record next Tuesday in Geneva. The meeting will be streamed online for anyone to watch.
The Gambia stands among 14 nations up for review this January. The country has gone through three past reviews - in 2010, 2014, and 2019. Justice Minister Dawda A Jallow will speak for The Gambia at the meeting.
The UN looks at three main things during these reviews. First, what the country says about itself. Second, what rights experts have found? Third, what other groups say about the country's actions.
Every nation in the UN gets this kind of review. All 193 member countries have been checked three times since 2008. The UN wants to know what each country has done to improve since its last review.
Three nations will lead the review of The Gambia: Colombia, Kenya, and Spain. These countries help guide the talk about human rights progress.
The UN group plans to share their thoughts about The Gambia on Friday, January 24. They will meet from 3:30 to 6:00 PM Geneva time. The Gambia can then say what it thinks about these ideas.
The UN lets all its members join in these talks, not just the 47 countries on the Human Rights Council. Anyone who wants to speak at the meeting can sign up ahead of time.
These reviews help countries see where they can improve their human rights practices. They also let other nations and groups share what they think should change.
